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Novo Nordisk sells hit weight-loss drug in China—at fraction of US price

Novo Nordisk sells hit weight-loss drug in China—at fraction of US price

  • ars technica
WHO grants emergency listing for Japan’s LC16 mpox vaccine

WHO grants emergency listing for Japan’s LC16 mpox vaccine

  • CIDRAP
17 key charts to understand the COVID pandemic

17 key charts to understand the COVID pandemic

  • Our World in Data
UK confirms bird flu cases at commercial poultry farm

UK confirms bird flu cases at commercial poultry farm

  • Reuters
Poland urges polio vaccinations for children after the virus is detected in sewage in Warsaw

Poland urges polio vaccinations for children after the virus is detected in sewage in Warsaw

  • Associated Press
Heading somewhere warm? Vaccine for debilitating chikungunya available to Albertan travellers

Heading somewhere warm? Vaccine for debilitating chikungunya available to Albertan travellers

  • Edmonton Journal
'Grassroots' disabled rights, health worker campaigns opposed to MAiD in UK financed by conservative Christian groups

'Grassroots' disabled rights, health worker campaigns opposed to MAiD in UK financed by conservative Christian groups

  • The Guardian
The appointment of RFK Jr. has horrified public health experts. Here are his three most dangerous ideas

The appointment of RFK Jr. has horrified public health experts. Here are his three most dangerous ideas

  • The Guardian
First U.S. case of new mpox strain detected in California

First U.S. case of new mpox strain detected in California

  • STAT
Pakistani province declares health emergency due to smog and locks down two cities

Pakistani province declares health emergency due to smog and locks down two cities

  • Associated Press
Diabetes in adults nearly doubles worldwide, study suggests

Diabetes in adults nearly doubles worldwide, study suggests

  • CBC
European committee takes a second look at Alzheimer's drug and now says it should be approved

European committee takes a second look at Alzheimer's drug and now says it should be approved

  • Associated Press
Partial resistance to key malaria drug found in young children in Uganda

Partial resistance to key malaria drug found in young children in Uganda

  • CIDRAP
Mpox clade 1b spreads to more African countries

Mpox clade 1b spreads to more African countries

  • CIDRAP
UN warns that toxic smog in Pakistan's Punjab province is endangering children

UN warns that toxic smog in Pakistan's Punjab province is endangering children

  • Associated Press
WHO says mpox cases in Congo's epicenter where the new variant was detected may be 'plateauing'

WHO says mpox cases in Congo's epicenter where the new variant was detected may be 'plateauing'

  • Associated Press
Africa CDC launches trial of smallpox drug for mpox

Africa CDC launches trial of smallpox drug for mpox

  • CIDRAP
UK To launch ‘world-first’ genomics-led pandemic warning system

UK To launch ‘world-first’ genomics-led pandemic warning system

  • Forbes
Cases top 50,000 in Africa's mpox outbreak

Cases top 50,000 in Africa's mpox outbreak

  • CIDRAP
UK detects clade 1b mpox in household contacts of earlier case

UK detects clade 1b mpox in household contacts of earlier case

  • CIDRAP
Mpox cases in Congo may be stabilizing. Experts say more vaccines are needed to stamp out virus

Mpox cases in Congo may be stabilizing. Experts say more vaccines are needed to stamp out virus

  • Associated Press
Case report of vertical Oropouche transmission in Brazil, resulting in stillbirth

Case report of vertical Oropouche transmission in Brazil, resulting in stillbirth

  • CIDRAP
UK reports imported clade 1b mpox case

UK reports imported clade 1b mpox case

  • CIDRAP
South Sudan reports cholera outbreak in wake of flooding

South Sudan reports cholera outbreak in wake of flooding

  • CIDRAP
8 million people were infected with TB in 2023. WHO says that's the highest it has seen

8 million people were infected with TB in 2023. WHO says that's the highest it has seen

  • Associated Press
U.S. death from Lassa fever, an Ebola-like virus, is reported in Iowa

U.S. death from Lassa fever, an Ebola-like virus, is reported in Iowa

  • STAT
Mpox-measles co-infections reported in hard-hit DR Congo provinces

Mpox-measles co-infections reported in hard-hit DR Congo provinces

  • CIDRAP
Malaria Is Surging in Ethiopia, Reversing a Decade of Progress Against the Disease
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Malaria Is Surging in Ethiopia, Reversing a Decade of Progress Against the Disease

  • The New York Times
UK plans to ban disposable vapes next year

UK plans to ban disposable vapes next year

  • Agence France Presse
Technetium is in short supply. Here’s how that affects public health

Technetium is in short supply. Here’s how that affects public health

  • Forbes
Key enzyme behind COVID's infectiousness, researchers say, paving way for new antivirals

Key enzyme behind COVID's infectiousness, researchers say, paving way for new antivirals

  • CIDRAP
Pollution from wildfires may be killing an extra 12,000 people a year, new research suggests

Pollution from wildfires may be killing an extra 12,000 people a year, new research suggests

  • The Guardian
Germany reports 1st case of new mpox variant

Germany reports 1st case of new mpox variant

  • Associated Press

Rwanda says no community transmission of Marburg virus, with zero new infections in recent days

  • Associated Press
CDC issues interim recommendations to prevent sexual Oropouche virus spread

CDC issues interim recommendations to prevent sexual Oropouche virus spread

  • CIDRAP
Impending Spending Disaster – A Warning From Japanese Nursing Homes
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Impending Spending Disaster – A Warning From Japanese Nursing Homes

  • Forbes
  • peter ubel
Blood clots are leading cause of death during pregnancy, report shows

Blood clots are leading cause of death during pregnancy, report shows

  • BMJ
WHO approves Jynneos for use in teens as study shows undiagnosed mpox common

WHO approves Jynneos for use in teens as study shows undiagnosed mpox common

  • CIDRAP
New UK bill aims to legalize assisted dying for people who are terminally ill

New UK bill aims to legalize assisted dying for people who are terminally ill

  • Associated Press
Norway study of 114,500 children found little evidence of link between coffee consumption during pregnancy and neurodevelopmental effects in children

Norway study of 114,500 children found little evidence of link between coffee consumption during pregnancy and neurodevelopmental effects in children

  • Cambridge University Press
Marburg infects 3 more in Rwanda; most outbreak cases tied to hospital clusters

Marburg infects 3 more in Rwanda; most outbreak cases tied to hospital clusters

  • CIDRAP
Rwanda's Marburg outbreak is under control, Africa's health chief says

Rwanda's Marburg outbreak is under control, Africa's health chief says

  • Associated Press

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