Tag: PublicHealthSafety
The NECC Meningitis Outbreak – A Tragic Failure in Drug Safety
New England Compounding Center (NECC) in Framingham, Massachusetts was linked to the 2012-2013 fungal meningitis outbreak in the United States.
The fungal meningitis outbreak, linked...
The Trovan Case in Nigeria: Ethical Violations, Consequences, and Lessons Learned with Pfizer’s Experimental Drug
The consequences of Pfizer’s administration of Trovan trovafloxacin), an experimental antibiotic, during a 1996 meningitis outbreak in Kano State, Nigeria. The drug had not...
Public Health Crisis: Investigating Allegations of AQI Data Manipulation Amidst Rising Delhi Toxicity
Critics Question Timing of Cloud Seeding as Air Pollution Worsens, Citing Possible Data Tampering
A controversial cloud seeding initiative by the Delhi government, intended to...
Universal Health Organisation (UHO) Weekly Newsletter – 31 October 2025
Highlights:
Quality Assurance in MBBS standards deferred for few years
Reusing of cooking oil a health hazard - NHRC notice a Health Ministry and FSSAI
Bird Flu...
Adverse Health Effects of 5G Mobile Networking Technology
In Toxicology Letters (May 2020), Ronald N. Kostoff and his colleagues critically examine the potential health effects of 5G mobile networking technology, emphasizing that current laboratory...
Universal Health Organisation (UHO) Weekly Newsletter – 10 October 2025
Highlights:
Lancet Study: Long Covid in Children – author’s ties with pharma industry
South Korean Study finds increased cancer risk after COVID-19 vaccination
Dr Aseem Malhotra, to...