"Meta has removed or restricted dozens of accounts belonging to abortion access providers, queer groups and reproductive health organisations in the past weeks in what campaigners call one of the 'biggest waves of censorship' on its platforms in years."

theguardian.com/global-develop…

#PublicHealth #SocialMedia #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #abortion #lgbtq #queer #censorship #shadowban

Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content

More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warnings

^{Aisha Down (The Guardian)}

Measles Outbreak Nears Grim Milestone as Hundreds Quarantine in South Carolina

#AntiVax #VaccinesSaveLives #SouthCarolina #Epidemiology #PublicHealth

gizmodo.com/u-s-measles-outbre…

Measles Outbreak Nears Grim Milestone as Hundreds Quarantine in South Carolina

What happens when your country's public health system is run by anti-vaccine activists?

^{Matt Novak (Gizmodo)}

This week's comic: The Listeria League

#food #foodsafety #health #fda #publichealth #consumers #cartoon #comic

Scots told to wear face mask if you feel ill

Scots advised to wear face #masks & stay away from #work, #school, #hospitals until they are better as flu cases across the country continue to rise

Public #Health #Scotland has advised anyone with flu symptoms to stay away from public settings and to wear face masks in high-risk parts of hospitals. Some #NHS trusts have also asked anyone with flu symptoms to avoid visiting hospitals entirely.

thenational.scot/news/25677864…

#illness #PublicHealth #OurNHS

Scots told to wear a face mask if you feel ill in flu surge

SCOTS have been advised to wear face masks and stay away from work, school, or hospitals until they are better as flu cases across the country…

^{Laura Pollock (The National)}

"The Trump administration is backing Monsanto in its effort to get the Supreme Court to shield it from liability over cancer claims related to its Roundup weedkiller, a move that could anger the Trump administration’s allies in the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement."

thehill.com/policy/energy-envi…

#PublicHealth #environment #toxins #chemicals #cancer #monsanto #EPA #courts #SCOTUS #MAHA #USpol

"Although a majority of Americans are confident that childhood vaccines are highly effective against serious illness, Republicans’ trust in vaccine safety and support of school requirements is dropping, according to new polling from Pew Research Center."

19thnews.org/2025/11/childhood…

#PublicHealth #vaccines #immunizations #vaccinations #CDC #HHS #misinformation #ChildrensHealth #USpol

Most Americans have high confidence in childhood vaccines, but there's a catch

A small share of Americans, particularly among Republicans, don’t trust that there’s enough safety testing.

^{Barbara Rodriguez (19th News)}