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Zimbabwe's cholera crisis fuelled by chronic water shortages (www.bbc.com)
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Black and Asian people find it harder to access NHS mental health services, report finds (www.theguardian.com)
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Dengue is spreading in Europe: how worried should we be? (www.nature.com)
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Exclusive: Bayer's new CEO plans to cut management jobs in prelude to overhaul | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
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Antibiotics for common childhood infections no longer effective in many parts of the world, finds study (medicalxpress.com)
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Belgium seizes fake weight-loss drugs containing insulin (www.reuters.com)
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FDA warns about giving probiotics to preterm babies after infant death, other injuries (apnews.com)
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The food industry pays ‘influencer’ dietitians to shape your eating habits (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Registered dietitians are being paid to post videos that promote diet soda, sugar and supplements on Instagram and TikTok

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The bacterial horror of hot-air hand dryers - Harvard Health (www.health.harvard.edu)
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Rabies hitched a ride to Canada in dogs flown from Iran. Scientists caught the spread just in time | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
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US Virgin Islands warns that tap water in St. Croix is contaminated with lead and copper (apnews.com)
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Doctors from around the world unite to call for urgent climate action (www.theguardian.com)
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FDA warns consumers not to purchase or use certain eye drops from several major brands due to risk of eye infection (www.fda.gov)
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Hepatitis outbreak closes schools, sends scores to hospital in Ukraine's Vinnytsia (www.reuters.com)
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Dangerous "forever chemicals" in your everyday items are causing cancer (www.newsweek.com)
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Bayer ordered to pay $175 mln in latest Roundup cancer trial (www.reuters.com)
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Finding That Lead Emissions From Aircraft Engines That Operate on Leaded Fuel Cause or Contribute to Air Pollution That May Reasonably Be Anticipated To Endanger Public Health and Welfare (www.federalregister.gov)
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Unprecedented diarrheal outbreak erupts in UK as cases spike 3x above usual (arstechnica.com)
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How Soap Works: The Science Behind Handwashing | Pfizer (www.pfizer.com)
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Study shows antibodies against polyethylene glycol in 83 percent of the German population (www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de)
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Unprecedented diarrheal outbreak erupts in UK as cases spike 3x above usual (arstechnica.com)
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Climate crisis could cause 'catastrophic harm' to human health, 200-plus medical journals warn | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
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The co-ordinated editorial: https://www.bmj.com/content/383/bmj.p2355

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CVS Health pulls some cough-and-cold treatments with ingredient deemed ineffective by doctors (apnews.com)
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Consumer Reports finds more lead and cadmium in chocolate, urges change at Hershey (www.reuters.com)
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Brussels drafts plans to avoid EU pharmaceutical shortages (www.euronews.com)
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