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  • 3 days ago | theguardian.com | Kat Lay

    Exposure to tobacco killed more than 7 million people worldwide in 2023, according to estimates. It remains the leading risk factor for deaths in men, among whom there were 5.59m deaths, and ranks seventh for women, among whom there were 1.77m deaths. While the UK has seen a 45% decline in deaths attributed to tobacco since 1990 – including smoking, chewing tobacco and secondhand smoke – the global rate has risen by 24.4%.

  • 4 days ago | theguardian.com | Kat Lay

    Aggressively marketed vapes threaten to undo progress made on smoking control, according to the World Health Organization. Officials, speaking at the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin, said efforts were stalling when it came to helping tobacco users to quit, campaigning in the media on the dangers, and imposing higher taxes on tobacco products. Young people were particularly vulnerable, it added.

  • 1 week ago | theguardian.com | Kat Lay

    A drug with the potential to “end the HIV pandemic” will launch in the US this week – as a new study reveals it could be sold for 1,000 times less than its possible price tag. Lenacapavir, given as a twice-yearly injection, can prevent someone from being infected with HIV, according to clinical trial results. US regulatory approval is expected on 19 June, and manufacturer Gilead is being urged to keep the cost as low as possible.

  • 2 weeks ago | msn.com | Kat Lay

    Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.

  • 2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Kat Lay

    Millions of people are prevented from having the number of children they want by a toxic mix of economic barriers and sexism, a new UN report has warned. Factors such as the high cost of parenthood, job insecurity, expensive housing, concerns over the state of the world and the lack of a suitable partner stop people having the families they want, rather than any desire not to have children, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), said.

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Kat Lay
Kat Lay @katlay
20 May 25

World (finally) agrees pandemic accord for tackling future outbreaks https://t.co/U2sD2Zz50K

Kat Lay
Kat Lay @katlay
14 May 25

The deadly riddle of blackwater fever: the search for answers over illness killing Uganda’s children https://t.co/zU8gkOePmw

Kat Lay
Kat Lay @katlay
18 Mar 25

‘It’s back to drug rationing’: the end of HIV was in sight. Then came the cuts https://t.co/9BnkgnVAnA