Tue 02 July 2024: New vaping regulations took effect in Australia on Monday, requiring e-cigarettes to be sold only behind pharmacy counters to curb youth vaping, although a stricter prohibition was scaled back due to opposition. The laws, passed last week, limit vape sales to pharmacies where customers must consult with the pharmacist before purchasing. […]
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Mon 01 July 2024: After 14 years of a Conservative Party government in the United Kingdom, far more people are waiting to access medical care, and for longer. The NHS waiting list for treatment referrals in England hit 7.6 million cases in April – a threefold rise since 2010. The referral-to-treatment figures show the number […]
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Sat 29 June 2024: Alcohol kills nearly three million people annually, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, adding that while the death rate had dropped slightly in recent years it remained “unacceptably high”. The United Nations health agency’s latest report on alcohol and health said alcohol causes nearly one in 20 deaths globally each […]
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Fri 28 June 2024: The number of global drug users reached 292 million in 2022, marking a 20% increase over the past decade, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). In its World Drug Report 2024, which compiled data from 2022, the UNODC noted that one in 18 people worldwide aged 15-64 […]
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Thu 27 June 2024: Researchers in China have identified a gene that could increase resistance to obesity, shedding light on the complex mechanisms behind this global health issue. Obesity is linked to serious health conditions like cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. While diet and lifestyle are crucial factors, a study led by Professor Jin […]
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Thu 27 June 2024: The Department of Health has confirmed that the country has recorded three more cases of Mpox and another death, as efforts to curb the spread of this infectious disease are ongoing in the affected communities. This brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases of Mpox in South Africa to 16 since […]
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Tue 25 June 2024: The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr Michael Masiapato, has announced that port health officials have developed an outbreak preparedness plan to deal with Monkey Pox or Mpox. In response to the 13 cases that have been confirmed by the National Department of Health, the BMA is implementing screening […]
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Mon 24 June 2024: Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) announced on Monday that patient data was published online following a severe ransomware attack on the Synnovis diagnostics service, used by several major London hospitals earlier this month. NHS England stated that Synnovis, a partnership between the hospitals and the German company Synlab, is conducting further […]
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Sat 22 June 2024: South Africa has identified six additional laboratory-confirmed cases of Mpox, taking the total number of cases from seven to 13 since the first case was reported last month. The Department of Health reported new infections in Gauteng and the Western Cape. The death toll is still at two. The first case […]
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World leaders pose for a photo during the Global Forum for Vaccine Sovereignty and Innovation at the French Foreign Ministry in Paris on June 20, 2024 Fri 21 June 2024: French President Emmanuel Macron has joined several African leaders to kick off a planned $1.1bn project to accelerate vaccine production in Africa, after the COVID-19 pandemic […]
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