GHQA Daily News Digest: Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Study Links GLP-1 Drugs to Lower Cancer Risk: A large U.S. study of over 43,000 patients has found that users of GLP-1-based diabetes and obesity drugs had a 17% lower overall incidence of cancer compared to non-users. Pediatricians vs. Feds on COVID Shots for Tots: A rift has emerged between the American Academy of Pediatrics […]
GHQA Daily News Digest: Thursday, August 21, 2025
New Report Highlights Public Health Impact of Corporal Punishment The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new report, “Corporal punishment of children: the public health impact,” which reveals that an estimated 1.2 billion children are subjected to corporal punishment annually. The report emphasizes the “overwhelming scientific evidence” that this form of violence can lead […]
Mass polio vaccination campaign to continue in the Gaza Strip
The emergency polio outbreak response in the Gaza Strip is continuing, with a mass vaccination campaign scheduled from 22 to 26 February 2025. The novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) will be administered to over 591 000 children under 10 years of age to protect them from polio. This campaign follows the recent detection […]