Mastodawn

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/29/critical-minerals-are-oil-of-21st-century-as-demand-fuels-poverty-and-pollution-in-poorer-countries; https://collections.unu.edu/eserv/UNU:10642/UNU-INWEH-Critical-Minerals-Water-Insecurity-and-Injustice.pdf. "Critical #minerals such as #lithium, #cobalt & #nickel are becoming the 'oil of the 21st century' as the scramble for precious #metals deepens #poverty & creates #publichealth #crises in some of the world’s most #vulnerable #communities, a report by the UN’s #water #thinktank has found."

Critical minerals are ‘oil of 21st century’ as demand fuels poverty and pollution in poorer countries

Rush for lithium, cobalt and nickel is ravaging livelihoods, water and health of world’s most vulnerable, UN study says

The Guardian

Valuy 28m ago

Babies exposed to air pollution during pregnancy take longer to learn to speak, research finds

https://lemmy.zip/post/63416070

Babies exposed to air pollution during pregnancy take longer to learn to speak, research finds - Lemmy.zip

Lemmy

IMPACT - Swiss Implementation Science Network 1h ago

📢 New IMPACT publication out We are please to share that our report from the IMPACT Geneva Conference 2024 with key reflections on the future of #ImpSci for #PublicHealth and #Healthcare has just been published. 👉https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609478 @[email protected] @[email protected]

The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News [Unofficial]12h ago

How the UK plans to end smoking for an entire generation

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.optimistdaily.com/2026/04/how-the-uk-plans-to-end-smoking-for-an-entire-generation/

José - Luis Gutiérrez Villanue 2h ago

40 years after Chernobyl, we’re still learning from its impact.

Did you know Radonova was founded in that context, with a focus on improving radon measurement and radiation safety?

From a nuclear accident to indoor air risks like radon — the link is clearer than it seems.

More here 👇
https://radonova.es/de-chernobil-a-lider-mundial-radonova-40-anos/

#Chernobyl #Radon #Radiation #Science #PublicHealth

Ali Clarke

5h ago

Today I had flu and Covid vaccines, and I also accompanied Mum to the hospital eye clinic for the monthly injections that are helping preserve her sight (she has macular degeneration).

As always, I feel so grateful to the science and the health system that make these things possible. We get so much bad news about our health system, which is clearly underfunded and overworked, but some things just work.

#PublicHealth

Baaghi TV 5h ago

WHO Warns Global Efforts to Eliminate Hepatitis Moving Too Slowly

#BaaghiTV #Health #WHO #HepatitisAwareness #GlobalHealth #PublicHealth #HealthNews

https://en.baaghitv.com/who-warns-global-efforts-to-eliminate-hepatitis-moving-too-slowly

Paul Belcher FRCP HonMFPH 🇪🇺🇬🇧6h ago

🇪🇺 Why the EU’s new Anti #Corruption Directive matters for health Corruption is a "systemic threat" to #PublicHealth and #HealthSystems performance Professors @[email protected] and @[email protected] in @[email protected] www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Why the EU’s new Anti-Corrupti...

Headlines Africa 7h ago

Africa: WHO Calls for Stepped Up Action to Eliminate Viral Hepatitis: [UN News] Countries are making measurable progress in combatting viral hepatitis, but the disease remains a major global health challenge, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report published on Tuesday. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSGzYV #ViralHepatitis #WorldHealthOrganization #GlobalHealth #HealthAwareness #PublicHealth