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France bans smoking in outdoor spaces where children gather from July 1

The measure aims to protect minors from secondhand smoke as France pushes toward a tobacco-free generation by 2032.

Fluoride Ban Would Add 25M Cavities and Nearly $10B in Dental Costs

Heat-Health Action Plans Neglect Mental Health Protections, Study Finds

California Confirms First NB.1.8.1 Infections as FDA Restricts COVID-19 Shot Access

RFK Jr. Delays Autism Study Timeline, Targets March for Definitive Findings

Madhya Pradesh Cabinet Advances Welfare and Infrastructure Initiatives at Rajwada Meeting

Health Secretary Urges Faster NHS Rollout of Weight-Loss Injections

WHO Adopts Landmark Pandemic Agreement to Strengthen Global Preparedness

WHO Confirms Trachoma Elimination in India, Mauritania, and Papua New Guinea

NHS to Screen 400,000 New GP Patients Annually for Hepatitis C Risk

U.S. Human Bird Flu Cases Halt for 3 Months, Raising Questions

Nova Scotia Reviews Free Hospital Parking Policy as Space Shortages Persist

U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Plunge to Five-Year Low in 2024

UK Rises to 7th in Europe’s Nanny State Index as New Lifestyle Regulations Loom

Jury Issues 10 Recommendations After UVic Student's Fentanyl Overdose Death

Quebec Coroner Calls for Overhaul After Innu Man's Preventable Death in 2021

Japan Moves to Make Standard Childbirth Free Under Public Insurance by 2026

NHS Launches Performance-Linked Pay for Senior Leaders

UP CM Yogi Adityanath Declares Food Adulteration a Social Crime, Intensifies Crackdown

India Intensifies Push Toward 2025 Tuberculosis Elimination Target