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More on that by the Kansas Reflector:

https://kansasreflector.com/2026/01/12/ ... in-nation/

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In Bangladesh, thousands of volunteers are battling climate-fueled disease at its source
By Omar Hamed Beato
January 20, 2026

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(Grist) It is a cloudy, humid September morning near the end of monsoon season in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh and one of the world’s most densely populated cities. Streets normally bustling are quiet as residents of the Uttara neighborhood prepare for the weekly prayer. Suddenly, dozens of young volunteers emerge from the silence, gathering before heading to the shores of a small nearby lake. There, the stench of rotting waste hangs heavily in the air, burning the inside of their nostrils and stifling breaths. The volunteers begin to organize into different teams. Some pick litter off the ground. Others take a canoe and nets into the stagnant water. They collect plastic containers, banana peels, and anything else that has pooled in or near the lake over months and years. Some volunteers even dive into the murky water searching for waste.

Dhaka is home to over 36 million people and growing fast. It is expected to become the world’s largest urban center before the year 2050. But municipal services have not been able to keep up with its breakneck growth, making the city one of the world’s most polluted as well. More than half of its daily trash is not collected.

“All of us young volunteers are working hard to clean [up] and represent our country to the world,” said Umme Kulsum Siddiki Brishti, a university student, as she took a break during the Uttara clean up. “We are trying to change people’s mindset.”

Bangladesh Clean, the group that organized the day’s volunteers, is not just a beautification effort. In a country where more than 272,000 premature deaths are associated with pollution every year, it’s an acknowledgment that the stakes are life-or-death. Between 1901 and 2019, average temperatures in Bangladesh have increased by nearly 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius) during some months. This warming, coupled with increasingly irregular rainfall patterns, is leading to longer summer rainy seasons and warmer winters. Mosquitoes are now breeding more rapidly, bringing with them diseases like dengue and chikungunya. The insects thrive in warm, humid environments rich in the kind of organic matter found in much of Dhaka’s waste.

Read more here: https://grist.org/health/bangladesh-cl ... quitoes/

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UK loses measles elimination status

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgjw0xegxglo

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Antibiotic resistance could undo a century of medical progress – but four advances are changing the story

https://theconversation.com/antibiotic- ... ory-269860

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HHS Wasn’t Worried About South Carolina’s Measles Outbreak. It’s Now Enormous.
By Kiera Butler
January 28, 2026

Introduction:

(Mother Jones) With 789 cases and counting, the current measles outbreak in South Carolina is now the nation’s largest since measles was officially eliminated in 2000. The highly contagious virus “is circulating in the community, increasing the risk of exposure and the risk of infection for those who are not immune due to vaccination or natural infection,” the state’s Department of Public Health says on its website.

Measles is spreading especially quickly among unvaccinated individuals—692 of the South Carolina cases are in unvaccinated individuals—just as it did in the large outbreak in Texas last year, which ultimately sickened 762, hospitalized 99, and killed two children.

Conclusion:

In the email this week, the HHS spokesperson reiterated that “vaccination remains the most effective way to prevent measles, and the Secretary has been clear and consistent on this point.”

Yet at the height of Texas’ measles outbreak last year, Kennedy speculated that the measles vaccination had harmed children in that state. He also falsely claimed that officials “don’t know what the risk profile” is for vaccines that prevent measles.

In a press conference last week, CDC principal deputy director Ralph Abraham said of South Carolina’s outbreak, “We have these communities that choose to be unvaccinated,” he said. “That’s their personal freedom.” If the United States loses its measles elimination status, he added, that’s the “cost of doing business.”

Read more here: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2 ... utbreak/

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Religion kills. It literally allowed nearly all big plagues in the past with idiocy of something is going to help you. lol

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