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Friday February 13 2026 鈥� 3pm to 5pm
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Friday February 13 2026 鈥� 3pm to 5pm
McIntyre Building, room 330, 3655 Promenade Sir-William-Osler, Montreal QC, H3A 1A3

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96 Global Health NOW: New Insights into Cancer Prevention; and Could Fish Farming Help Fight Schistosomiasis February 4, 2026 TOP STORIES Serious side effects and high cost have hindered the rollout of the first chikungunya vaccine, IXCHIQ, produced by French manufacturer Valneva, and shifted focus to a newer vaccine, Vimkunya, produced by Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic, which is expected to be safer for vulnerable groups.     Long COVID in children will be studied more closely in three clinical trials launching this year, including the largest pediatric long COVID trial to date鈥攚hich will recruit 1,300 children, teens, and young adults for a randomized placebo-controlled trial of low-dose naltrexone to treat fatigue.  /     The American Society of Plastic Surgeons has recommended that surgeons delay 鈥済ender-related breast/chest, genital, and facial surgery鈥� until a patient is 19 years old, , saying that there is 鈥渓ow certainty鈥� in the risk-benefit ratio for such surgical interventions for children and adolescents.     The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services unveiled a $100 million pilot program to address homelessness and addiction in eight cities this week, including expanded funding for faith-based substance use treatment.   IN FOCUS: WORLD CANCER DAY A health worker administers an HPV vaccine to a girl during a HPV vaccination drive against cervical cancer in Karachi, Pakistan. September 24, 2025. Rizwan Tabassum/AFP via Getty New Insights into Cancer Prevention    Nearly 4 in 10 cancer cases worldwide are potentially preventable,  ahead of World Cancer Day today, .     What that means: ~7.1 million cancer cases in 2022 were linked to preventable causes per the analysis by the WHO and its International Agency for Research on Cancer, which looked at dozens of cancer types in ~200 countries and considered 30 modifiable risk factors including tobacco, alcohol, air pollution, and occupational exposure to toxins, .      Leading risk factors: Tobacco smoking was the leading contributor to cases (15%), followed by infections like HPV (10%) and alcohol (3%).     Zooming in: Preventable cancers were more common in men (45%) than women (30%), .  

• In men, smoking was the leading risk factor, accounting for ~25% of the 4.3 million preventable cancer cases, and was the leading cause of cancer in men living in both low- and high-income regions.  

• In women, infections such as HPV were leading drivers, especially in low- and middle-income regions, such as sub-Saharan Africa.  

Key takeaways: Tailoring interventions鈥攍ike tobacco control or vaccination campaigns鈥攖o regional risk patterns could significantly cut global cancer rates, which have been projected to rise 50%+ by 2045, . 

• 鈥淎ddressing these preventable causes represents one of the most powerful opportunities to reduce the global cancer burden,鈥� senior study author Isabelle Soerjomataram told the BBC. 

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES NEGLECTED DISEASES Fish Farming to Help Fight Schistosomiasis?   Researchers are testing a new approach to curb the parasitic disease schistosomiasis through a new intervention: snail-eating fish.     Background: Each year, 250 million+ people globally are treated for schistosomiasis, a disease transmitted through water contaminated by a parasite carried by snails. 

• In places like Senegal, rice farmers are especially vulnerable, as they work in flooded fields where snails thrive.  

Sustainable solution? A pilot project led by Stanford University researchers will help rice farmers integrate native African catfish aquaculture as a potential way to curb the snail population.  

• The hope is that catfish will help with snail control鈥攁nd provide an added food source.  

  OPPORTUNITY QUICK HITS 鈥楤iblical Diseases鈥� Could Resurge in Africa, Health Officials Fear 鈥� 

A Year of Disruption: 5 Resources to Understand Foreign Aid Cuts 鈥� 

'Efficacy will be secondary': RFK Jr.'s vaccine advisers have a new mission 鈥� 

US government concerns over key vaccine ingredient are not based on science 鈥�

Nigerian women and contraceptives: study finds big gaps between the haves and the have-nots 鈥� 

Why scientists are so excited about a nasal spray vaccine for bird flu 鈥�     The Secret Weapon in Canada鈥檚 Sewers: As America takes an axe to its health data, expanding wastewater surveillance could save lives 鈥�     鈥楥lean air should not be a privilege鈥�: how Bogot谩 is tackling air pollution in its poorest areas 鈥�   Issue No. 2858
Global Health NOW is an initiative of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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As World Cancer Day is marked on Wednesday, thousands of patients in Gaza face worsening illness, untreated pain and closed crossings 鈥� despite the limited opening of the vital route through Rafah this week.

96 Global Health NOW: 9 Million Deaths May Follow Aid Cuts Plus: Egypt鈥檚 Child Health Gains Jeopardized February 3, 2026 TOP STORIES Ultra-processed foods are more similar to cigarettes than other foods and should be regulated as such, according to  that highlights how both products encourage addiction and are marketed to maximize consumption.  

Young people in Ontario are being diagnosed with psychotic disorders more frequently compared to their older peers, according to a  from the Canadian province; studies from and have identified a similar trend.

An emerging bat-borne virus, Pteropine orthoreovirus, was discovered in stored throat swabs and viral cultures of five patients thought to be infected with Nipah virus, ; the patients, hospitalized from December 2022 to March 2023, had eaten raw date palm sap, a route of NiV spillover. 

Lead exposure among a small group of people in Utah is 100X lower today than in the 1960s, ; researchers relied partly on an unconventional source: hair clippings from 100-year-old scrapbooks.  IN FOCUS Pharmacist Joseph Njer Airo inspects boxes of antiretroviral drugs labeled "USAID," at Migosi Sub-county Hospital, in Kisumu, Kenya, on April 24, 2025. Michel Lunanga/Getty Images 9 Million Deaths May Follow Aid Cuts 
If current trends in global health funding cuts continue, 9.4 million excess deaths will occur by 2030,  published in The Lancet Global Health yesterday. That鈥檚 the 鈥渕ild鈥� scenario. 

Worst case: A 鈥渟evere鈥� scenario based on even greater funding cuts would lead to 22.6 million additional deaths by 2030, per Barcelona Institute for Global Health researchers and colleagues. 

What鈥檚 at stake? HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis, as well as hunger, may resurge across the globe, .  

• 鈥淚t is the dismantling of an architecture that took 80 years to build,鈥� said Rockefeller Foundation President and former USAID chief Rajiv Shah. 鈥淭he scale of the cuts and the scale of the reduction far outstrip the scale of philanthropy to step in and solve the problem.鈥� 

Flashback: Development assistance was associated with declines of 70% in HIV/AIDS, 56% for malaria, and 56% for nutritional deficiencies from 2002 to 2021, per the study. 

Meanwhile in Geneva: Despite funding cuts, the WHO has 85% of funds needed for its current biennium budget, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the 158th Executive Board meeting, .
 

Related: 

This global health leader praises Trump's aid plan 鈥� and gears up to beat malaria 鈥� 

Days After US Leaves WHO, Israel Warns it Faces Pressure to Withdraw 鈥� 

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES CHILD MORTALITY  Egypt鈥檚 Child Health Gains Jeopardized 
Egypt made major strides in children鈥檚 health outcomes in the last three decades鈥攃utting child mortality from 108 deaths per 1,000 children under 5 in 1988, to 26 deaths per 1,000 in 2024 through policies including:  

• School-based insurance that helped families access medical care and medicine.  

• Vaccine coverage, especially for polio, diphtheria, whooping cough, and measles.  

• Widespread hepatitis C screening.  

But that progress is threatened as economic turmoil and post-pandemic fallout lead to care setbacks, including: 

• A physician exodus, with ~18,000 doctors resigning since 2019 due to low pay.  

• Hospital bed shortages. 

• Pandemic disruptions in maternal care, which led to a spike in C-sections and prematurity.  

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  Indonesia Delays Sugary Drink Taxes, Yet Again 鈥�  
Eye Protection for Tear Gas and other Hazards: A Protest Safety Guide 鈥�  Thanks for the tip, Cecilia Meisner!    2 or more alcoholic drinks a day linked to 91% higher colorectal cancer risk 鈥�  Thanks for the tip, Xiadong Cai!     Why scientists are so excited about a nasal spray vaccine for bird flu 鈥�   Issue No. 2857
Global Health NOW is an initiative of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Contributors include Brian W. Simpson, MPH, Dayna Kerecman Myers, Annalies Winny, Morgan Coulson, Kate Belz, Melissa Hartman, Jackie Powder, and Rin Swann. Write us: dkerecm1@jhu.edu, like us on and follow us on Instagram and X .

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Up to four in 10 cancer cases globally could be prevented, new analysis has revealed, highlighting the need for stronger tobacco control and other measures to reduce risks and save lives. 

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday launched its 2026 global appeal for nearly $1 billion to ensure that millions of people living in humanitarian crises and conflicts can access healthcare.

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96 Global Health NOW: Measles Strengthens Its U.S. Foothold; and Pregnant, Breastfeeding, and Detained by ICE February 2, 2026 TOP STORIES The 10 Guinea worm infection cases reported last year鈥撯�揷onfined to three countries: Chad, Ethiopia, and South Sudan鈥撯�搈ark a historic low and a 33% decline from 2024鈥檚 15 cases.     An autism advisory panel to the U.S. government has been overhauled by HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who replaced members of the panel with outspoken activists who say vaccines are linked to autism.     Pancreatic tumors were eliminated in mice through a triple combination therapy administered , which found that the therapy prevented tumor recurrence and may point the way to new clinical trials for treating pancreatic cancer.     Severe acute pancreatitis has been linked with GLP-1 injections, a UK medication regulator has warned; while the risk is small, the guidance was updated after 1,143 cases of acute and chronic pancreatitis were reported in 2025 among patients taking semaglutide or tirzepatide.   IN FOCUS Parkside Pediatrics providers Chandler Hash (left) and Nathan Heffington assess a patient with measles symptoms in Spartanburg, SC, on January 30. The Washington Post via Getty Measles Strengthens Its U.S. Foothold    U.S. doctors are learning to recognize a disease most have encountered only in textbooks as measles strengthens its grip nationwide鈥攊ncluding in South Carolina, which is now home to the largest U.S. measles outbreak since the disease was eliminated 25+ years ago, .     South Carolina鈥檚 outbreak has surpassed the case count of last year鈥檚 outbreak in West Texas and now includes 840+ infections鈥攎ostly among unvaccinated children and adults in the Spartanburg area. Hundreds have quarantined for weeks, and ~19 have been hospitalized, .     Wider U.S. risks: The outbreak has already seeded cases in states as close as North Carolina and as far away as Washington鈥攃ontributing to 500+ U.S. cases in January alone, and imperiling the country鈥檚 measles-free status as plunging vaccination rates create pockets where the virus can rapidly spread.  

• 鈥淚 don鈥檛 see a clear end to this,鈥� said epidemiologist Scott Thorpe, who runs the nonprofit Southern Alliance for Public Health Leadership. 

Outbreak at ICE detention center: Meanwhile, in Texas, 鈥渁ll movement鈥� has been halted at an ICE detention facility for families in Dilley after two measles infections were confirmed, .  

• The facility, which holds about ~1,200 people, including 400+ children, has already been scrutinized for its medical care of detained families, including a child hospitalized after symptoms of appendicitis went undiagnosed, 

GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES Related: Violations of medical neutrality during protests in Iran 鈥�   HUMAN RIGHTS Pregnant, Breastfeeding, and Detained by ICE    An increasing number of pregnant, postpartum, and nursing women are among those detained in ICE detention facilities, which are unequipped to provide them with adequate care, say lawmakers and immigration rights activists.      One case: Cecil Elvir-Quinonez, a mother of two who came to the U.S. as a child, learned of her third pregnancy while in custody in a Louisiana facility.  

• She has not had routine prenatal care, despite complications that include heavy bleeding, advocates say. And one of her children was still breastfeeding. 

• 鈥淭he fact that parents aren鈥檛 with the kids, that she鈥檚 breastfeeding an infant, pregnant and having complications鈥攖hose kinds of things are not being looked at or considered as relevant鈥攊t鈥檚 inhumane from my perspective,鈥� said immigration lawyer Kerry Doyle.  

    Related: Children with disabilities particularly vulnerable to Minneapolis ICE crackdown 鈥�   OPPORTUNITY QUICK HITS 鈥榊ou take what you can and run鈥�: families describe harrowing journey to escape fighting in DRC 鈥� 
  Michelle A. Williams: The EPA just erased a century of public health progress 鈥�

EU sets toxin limit amid global infant formula recalls 鈥�     2 or more alcoholic drinks a day linked to 91% higher colorectal cancer risk 鈥�  Thanks for the tip, Xiaodong Cai!

Converging global crises and the re-emergence of neglected tropical diseases: the case of noma 鈥�      David Wallace-Wells: The Real Reason MAHA Hates Vaccines 鈥�  Thanks for the tip, Dave Cundiff!     It鈥檚 freezing cold and you鈥檝e lost power. Here鈥檚 what emergency doctors want you to do 鈥�      Helping with grandkids may slow cognitive decline 鈥�  Issue No. 2856
Global Health NOW is an initiative of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Contributors include Brian W. Simpson, MPH, Dayna Kerecman Myers, Annalies Winny, Morgan Coulson, Kate Belz, Melissa Hartman, Jackie Powder, and Rin Swann. Write us: dkerecm1@jhu.edu, like us on and follow us on Instagram and X .

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The familiar labels 鈥渘ight owl鈥� and 鈥渆arly bird,鈥� long used in sleep research, don鈥檛 fully capture the diversity of human internal clocks, a new study has found.

The 91涩漫-led study published in found the two sleep-wake patterns, called chronotypes, contain a total of five distinct biological subtypes, each associated with different patterns of behaviour and health.

The familiar labels 鈥渘ight owl鈥� and 鈥渆arly bird,鈥� long used in sleep research, don鈥檛 fully capture the diversity of human internal clocks, a new study has found.

The 91涩漫-led study published in found the two sleep-wake patterns, called chronotypes, contain a total of five distinct biological subtypes, each associated with different patterns of behaviour and health.

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday that cuts to international aid and persistent funding gaps are undermining the global health system.