Avian flu was confirmed in three central California dairies last Friday; no human cases have been confirmed in the state. upi.com/Health_News/20…

DRC hospital workers are overstretched trying to care for mpox patients without enough beds, medicine, and food in the outbreak’s epicentre; vaccines are expected to arrive within days to fight the new strain of the virus. reuters.com/world/africa/m…

A Boar’s Head deli meat plant in Jarratt, Virginia—which has been linked to a deadly listeria outbreak that has killed at least nine people and hospitalized about 50 others—repeatedly violated federal regulations. apnews.com/article/boars-…

A UK survey reveals that many young adults struggle to access ADHD treatment once they turn 18 and transition from pediatric to adult services. sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/…

For about three weeks in 2000, there were zero measles cases in the United States. It was declared eradicated. Fast forward to 2024, and measles cases are surging, especially in Oregon where the state is facing the worst outbreak since the early 1990s. npr.org/2024/09/02/119…

Doctors across India are demanding safer working conditions at government hospitals, saying the killing of a junior doctor in Kolkata underscores daily perils faced on the job. nytimes.com/2024/09/01/wor…

African drugmaker Aspen is in talks to manufacture mpox vaccines on two protective conditions: a commitment to a predetermined volume of orders and coverage of costs to transfer the technology into the facility. reuters.com/business/healt…

The WHO published the first-ever guidance on antibiotic pollution—addressing all steps of the manufacturing process, from the production of pharmaceutical ingredients to the finished products and packaging. news.un.org/en/audio/2024/…

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to restore millions in federal family planning funds to Oklahoma; the funds were pulled after state officials refused to offer a hotline number for patients to call and receive information on abortion. thehill.com/policy/healthc…

Afghanistan has one of the world’s highest rates of lead exposure. In recent years, researchers have been trying to understand why—especially as Afghan refugee children arriving in the U.S. showed “dramatically elevated blood lead levels.” telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

Chinese officials have debuted new regulations increasing government oversight on seven chemicals, including three compounds used to make illicit fentanyl—an opioid that kills tens of thousands of people in the U.S. every year. npr.org/2024/08/29/nx-…

Over half of the world’s population isn’t getting enough essential micronutrients including calcium, iron, and vitamins C and E, according to a new study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, UC Santa Barbara, Tel Aviv University, and others. scitechdaily.com/global-health-…

Moderna’s mRNA mpox vaccine candidate proved more effective at preventing severe disease in monkeys than the dominant Jynneos vaccine, according to a new study. fiercebiotech.com/research/moder…

Cholera deaths shot up 71% last year, according to WHO figures shared yesterday—amounting to 4,000+ deaths last year from a disease that is preventable and treatable, VOA reports. voanews.com/a/who-deaths-f…

The DRC is set to receive its first batch of 100,000 mpox vaccines—manufactured by Bavarian Nordic—from the European Union today, and a second delivery should arrive soon. reuters.com/world/africa/e…

“Men conquer, not seduce.” “Girls have smaller and lighter brains.” Those are phrases rom Paraguay’s first national sex ed curriculum—endorsed by the Ministry of Education, which left-leaning senator Esperanza Martínez called “an affront to science.” apnews.com/article/paragu…

Men aged 30 to 45 exposed to air pollution over ~five years had a 24% higher risk of being diagnosed with infertility, per a large new Danish study published in the BMJ yesterday. healthday.com/health-news/fe…

YouTube plans to restrict teenagers’ exposure to videos about weight and fitness, tweaking its algorithms to stop pushing 13-17-year-olds down “rabbit holes” of related content after they view an initial video. theguardian.com/technology/art…

Two 14-year-old students and two teachers were killed in a mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia. Nine other people—eight students and one teacher—were wounded and hospitalized, all of whom are expected to survive. cnn.com/us/live-news/a…

Across Africa, millions of people are being forced to migrate by climate change—a phenomenon that greatly increases the risk of new epidemics, say scientists. telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…