1. WHO Warns Against Tobacco Industry Marketing Targeted at Youth Marking World No Tobacco Day, the WHO cautioned that tobacco and nicotine companies are intentionally designing products to be more appealing, easier to use, and more difficult to quit, particularly among adolescents and young adults. The agency noted that at least 40 million children aged 13 to 15 years currently use tobacco products, while the popularity of e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches continues to grow among younger populations. WHO has called on governments to strengthen measures that protect children and adolescents from nicotine addiction.
2. Doctors Remove Glass Shard from Patient’s Esophagus After Two Weeks of Symptoms Doctors at a super specialty hospital in Model Town, Delhi, successfully removed a sharp 2 × 1 cm glass fragment lodged in the esophagus of a 40-year-old man using an endoscopic procedure. The…
