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Bill Gates Sounds the Alarm on a Global Health Catastrophe

Bill Gates will not give up. The Microsoft co-founder turned philanthropist is continuing his public campaign against the Trump administration’s drastic cuts to U.S. foreign aid, warning of disastrous and preventable consequences for global health programs. His strategy is twofold: sound the alarm on the immediate human cost while highlighting the long-term benefits of American…

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8 critical insights: How U.S. healthcare policy threatens global vaccine effort, public health

8 critical insights: How U.S. healthcare policy threatens global vaccine effort, public health

NEARLY 35 U.S. STATES are grappling with outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases like measles and whooping cough. A recent American Community Media (ACom) press briefing highlighted concerns from physicians and scientists about the impact of these healthcare challenges on American families and global communities. This article distills the key concerns raised by medical experts, providing a…

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HIV prevention drug lenacapavir approved by FDA as twice-yearly injection

HIV prevention drug lenacapavir approved by FDA as twice-yearly injection

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the drug lenacapavir as a twice-yearly injection to prevent HIV. The drug, called Yeztugo from company Gilead Sciences, was approved Wednesday based on data from clinical trials that showed 99.9% of participants who received it remained HIV negative. Daniel O’Day, Gilead’s chairman and chief executive officer, called…

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Rubio foreign aid freeze leads to USAID staff suspensions and contractor terminations

Rubio foreign aid freeze leads to USAID staff suspensions and contractor terminations

Dozens of senior staff inside the U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID, have been placed on administrative leave until further notice, and hundreds of contractors have had their employment furloughed or terminated, multiple sources told CBS News. This followed Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s order last Friday that placed an immediate halt on virtually all…

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