Samuel Corum/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images This story is part of a group of stories called Uncovering and explaining how our digital world is changing and changing us.
United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy says that misinformation much of it on tech platforms is a public health threat that has cost people’s lives and prolonged the Covid pandemic.
As Murthy said in a Thursday press conference, health advisories are usually about things people physically consume: food, drinks, cigarettes. But the first advisory of his tenure in the Biden administration (he was also the surgeon general under President Obama) is about what we consume with our eyes and ears: misinformation.
3 New Members Join Board of Tulane - Biz New Orleans bizneworleans.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bizneworleans.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Shreveport City Council to vote on smoking ban repeal for casinos
View Comments
Dr. Martha Whyte with the Louisiana Department of Health is encouraging citizens to pack the Shreveport City Council chamber to let their voices be heard regarding the request to repeal the smoking ban for casinos that was set to take effect next month.
Whyte addressed the council during the last city council meeting imploring them to consider the citizens who work at the casinos.
She made her call for citizens to show up at the July 13 council meeting in a recent social media post.
“We need to fill the city council chamber in Shreveport on 7/13 with people from all walks of life who are pro the smoke-free ordinance. New Orleans and Baton Rouge have put the health of their community first. Shreveport has a chance to put their people first. We have the chance to be progressive. We have the chance to improve people s lives. Please come out and support us. Make your councilman or woman answer to you
Published July 12. 2021 12:01AM
The new law signed by Gov. Ned Lamont that legalizes and regulates adult-use cannabis, will also have a positive effect on indoor air quality, according to officials from the Connecticut Department of Public Health. The law features the first major changes to the Clean Indoor Air Act since 2004.
“This new law addresses changes to indoor smoking and vaping which will benefit the health of our residents,” said Acting DPH Commissioner Dr. Deidre S. Gifford. Reducing the places where smoking and vaping are allowed sends an important message about just how dangerous these exposures are to your health. Exposing non-smokers to secondhand smoke and aerosol puts them at risk as well.”
Three new members join the Board of Tulane tulane.edu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tulane.edu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.