Tag: Public Health
US Surgeon General Declares Gun Violence ‘Public Health Crisis’
‘We don’t have to subject our children to the ongoing horror of firearm violence,’ Murthy said. On Tuesday, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared gun violence a “public health crisis” in the United States, recommending an array of preventive measures that he compared to past campaigns against smoking and traffic safety. RELATED: Julian Assange Expected to […]
June 25, 2024
UK Infected Blood Scandal Could Have Been Avoided: Langstaff
On Monday, an investigation led by former judge Brian Langstaff published a report showing that the “contaminated blood scandal”, which has caused more than 3,000 deaths in the United Kingdom, “could largely, though not entirely, have been avoided.” RELATED: Julian Assange Wins UK High Court Victory in Extradition Case A catalogue of failures by successive governments […]
May 20, 2024
Brazil Surpasses Record 4 Million Cases of Dengue
On Monday, health authorities confirmed that Brazil has surpassed a record 4 million cases of dengue in 2024, the highest number ever registered for the mosquito-borne disease. RELATED: Lula’s Government Reduces Hunger and Food Insecurity in Brazil Latin America’s most populous country detected 4,127,571 cases in the first 16 weeks of the year, marking an unprecedented […]
April 30, 2024
Tuberculosis Cases Are Surging in California
Over the past year, California has seen a substantial increase in tuberculosis (TB) cases, accompanied by a rising rate of deaths from the illness. RELATED: Judge Blocks California’s Ammunition Background Check Law In 2023, California, the most populous state in the United States, saw a 15 percent jump in TB cases compared to 2022, with 2,113 […]
March 15, 2024
Milei’s Party Presents Bill to Ban Legal Abortion in Argentina
On Monday, the “Freedom Advances” party submitted a bill to the Lower Chamber to repeal the Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy Law approved on December 30, 2020. RELATED: US Abortion Bans Lead to 64,000 Rape-Related Pregnancies The far-right party’s proposal also includes the request that abortion be a criminal offense for both the woman and those who […]
February 8, 2024
US Abortion Bans Lead to 64,000 Rape-Related Pregnancies
To determine how abortion laws affect rape survivors in the United States, researchers have examined U.S. states where abortion is fully prohibited, and discovered alarmingly high rates of rape-caused pregnancies. Their findings, recently published in the medical journal JAMA Internal Medicine, shocked the country. RELATED: Peruvian Court Authorized Abortion for 10-Year-Old Girl In June 2022, […]