1-Minute Healthcare News Summary Today—June 21, 2023

The WHO reported that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would investigate samples taken from a fatal influenza infection in Brazil after investigators revealed the fatality was caused by an H1N1 variation spreading in pigs. Read here.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Belize malaria-free, commemorating the Central American country's triumph after 70 years of ongoing efforts to eliminate the illness. Read here.

Meanwhile, according to a Florida Department of Health press release, Sarasota and Manatee counties are still under a mosquito-borne illness advisory after a second malaria case was recorded. Read here.

Merck Canada is introducing a melanoma awareness campaign as we enter the summer months when sun protection and healthy skin habits are generally fronts of mind. The initiative, centered on education, aims to educate Canadians on some of the indicators of melanoma and how to recognize them. Learn more here.

Lastly, an Ottawa-based non-profit assisting in developing Canada's long-term care standards now wants to establish national guidelines for mental health and addiction treatment, as well as suicide prevention. Read here.