Watch: Three former officials of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including recently resigned Chief Medical Officer Debra Houry, discuss the future of the agency and public health in the U.S. https://t.co/0cYwsI6UYd ...

Top US health agency permanently fires 600 CDC employees https://t.co/nYf64oef6V ...

Problem Statement & Motivation - Only 25% of the world's water is directly usable, highlighting the scarcity of fresh water resources [1] - 60% of freshwater bodies are currently polluted, leading to thousands of deaths annually from diseases like typhoid, cholera, and hepatitis [3] - Current water testing processes are slow, expensive, and centralized, hindering timely intervention [3] Solution & Technology - Hydro is a smart device that automates the entire water testing process, enabling real-time monitoring of contamination levels, pH imbalance, and oxygen levels via a smartphone [3] - The device achieves 9536% accuracy in water quality testing [3] - The device can perform tests four times a day, a significant improvement over the traditional method of four times a year [3] Impact & Vision - Smart water technologies can potentially save 15 million lives and \$260 billion globally each year [5] - In India, using such technologies could save \$600 million annually [5] - The company aims to support the government and public health sector in providing clean water to every citizen by 2030 [5] Challenges & Overcoming Obstacles - Initial resistance from authorities was overcome by demonstrating the device's impact [5] - The inventor faced skepticism about entering the water sector with a mechanical engineering background [2] - A real-world example demonstrated how the device detected a leak in a water tank, preventing contamination and saving the lives of 700 people [5]

Legionnaires’ Disease Threatens NYC Again—Here’s What Causes It And Who’s Most At Risk https://t.co/OuTA65VFm3 ...

Legionnaires’ Disease Threatens NYC Again—Here’s What Causes It And Who’s Most At Riskhttps://t.co/ykzKcDRK7T https://t.co/9wsT8SWBvS ...

Exclusive: The Trump administration is blocking funding for a swath of public health programs run by the CDC, the latest flashpoint in a push by the White House to withhold money already approved by Congress https://t.co/P39G3EgOsj ...

An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood is expected to grow after the disease caused one death and sickened 22 people https://t.co/nGlcG52unC ...

They have swarmed some neighbourhoods of Turkey’s biggest city. Nearly 8,000 people have gone to hospital with bites so far this year, and 13 have died https://t.co/MnEGSVSqpL ...