WHO unveils international monkeypox guidance
The World Health Organization (WHO) has unveiled its global health guidance for monkeypox just two days after deciding monkeypox isn’t an international health emergency.
Heatwave lockdowns: Region in France bans outdoor gatherings
Officials in France banned people from attending concerts, outdoor gatherings, and events due to safety concerns over a heatwave.
Australia creates Sudden Adult Death Syndrome registry
Doctors in Australia are rolling out the country’s first Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS) registry due to a recent uptick in young adults inexplicably dying of cardiac arrest.
Trans rights group wants to lower age for irreversible surgeries
A trans rights group will lower their recommended age for when youth should have access to irreversible medical treatments for their gender dysphoria — including surgeries for 15-year-olds.
Canada might be first country to slap a warning label on ground beef
Health Canada has decided to go after ground beef and is proposing mandatory front-of-package warning labels for the product, leaving many ranchers and beef organizations puzzled and enraged.
Study suggests natural immunity is better than vaccination
A new peer-reviewed study suggests the natural immunity of an unvaccinated person offers more robust protection against re-infection than those who received the vaccine before being infected — and offers about the same level of protection as those with ‘hybrid’ immunity.
Lockdowns have decimated children’s immune systems
Doctors are sounding the alarm on the damage that lockdowns have had on children’s immune systems, with some saying that kids are coming in with as many as three illnesses simultaneously.
WHO wants to rename monkeypox because it’s racist
The World Health Organization (WHO) is debating whether they should give the monkeypox virus a new “non-discriminatory and non-stigmatizing” name.
Toronto opens monkeypox vaccine clinic
On Sunday, Toronto Public Health, in collaboration with Gay Men’s Sexual Health Alliance, opened the first monkeypox vaccine clinic in the city.
WHO issues monkeypox surveillance, contact tracing, and isolation guidance
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released guidance for surveillance and contact tracing of the monkeypox virus.