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Waist-to-height ratio flags metabolic risk that BMI can miss

A 2020 international consensus statement recommends measuring waist circumference alongside BMI because the two measures capture different aspects of health risk. Waist-to-height ratio offers a simple screening check, but neither measurement diagnoses visceral fat or metabolic disease.

APPI News Editorial 5 min

Taipei pharmacy alliance expands community health screening

A Taipei pharmacists' group and a private health association are expanding a program that links community pharmacies with clinics and corporate sponsors. The initiative proposes foot, bone and eye risk checks, but its promoters have not published test accuracy, referral completion or health-outcome data.

APPI News Editorial 3 min

Australia’s antisemitism envoy backs education across all levels

Australia’s antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal appeared before a federal royal commission on July 30 as it examined education and training responses to hate. Her plan spans age-appropriate school lessons, professional development and scrutiny of universities, while the commission’s final recommendations remain pending.

APPI News Editorial 2 min

Afghan boxer held in Greece over Scottish aid worker's death

A Greek judge ordered Afghan boxer Sharif Ahmadzai held pending trial after prosecutors charged him over the death of Scottish aid worker Elizabeth-Jane Ross. He denies killing Ross but acknowledges moving her body, according to British media reports from Athens.

APPI News Editorial 2 min

Ghana court opens party primaries to all registered members

Ghana's Supreme Court ruled 5-2 on July 29 that political parties cannot restrict presidential and parliamentary candidate votes to selected delegates. Parties have one year to give every registered member in good standing a vote, while the Electoral Commission must oversee compliance.

APPI News Editorial 3 min

Haitian and Syrian TPS protections expire after US court ruling

Temporary Protected Status and related work authorization ended for roughly 350,000 Haitians in late July after a US Supreme Court ruling removed lower-court restraints. The same judgment cleared the termination of protection for more than 6,000 Syrians and sharply limited review of the US homeland security secretary's decisions.

APPI News Editorial 4 min

India summons Meta after Modi video is removed and restored

India ordered senior Meta executives to explain why a Facebook video posted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was briefly restricted on July 28. Meta restored the post and blamed an error, but Indian officials sought both a policy and technical account of the incident.

APPI News Editorial 2 min

WHO sets two-hour room-temperature limit for cooked food

World Health Organization guidance says cooked food should not remain at room temperature for more than two hours. United States guidance shortens that window to one hour above 32°C, while WHO advises cold storage below 5°C and hot holding above 60°C.

APPI News Editorial 4 min