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Foreign aid cuts could mean 10 million more HIV infections by 2030 – and almost 3 million extra deaths

In January, the Trump administration ordered a broad pause on all US funding for foreign aid.

The Conversation

NHS and health department officials ‘out of ideas’ for transforming care – MPs

MPs said the Government’s NHS ambitions seem to ‘run counter to officials’ lack of ideas or drive to change’.

The Independent UK

NHS overspending doubles to £1.4bn as MPs accuse officials of ‘remarkable’ complacency

Damning criticism in report from Commons committee after health secretary Wes Streeting said he could not rule out patients still being treated in hospital corridors next winter

The Independent UK

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Patients languishing in emergency departments

Victorians are being left to languish in emergency department waiting rooms as hospitals struggle to keep up with demand.

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DeSantis using state money, time and his power to fight abortion rights measure

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is focusing his official office on fighting an abortion rights amendment

The Independent UK

Health officials investigate E. coli illnesses after numerous kids hospitalized after swimming in Virginia lake

The Virginia Department of Health is investigating to see if the illnesses stemmed from Lake Anna

The Independent UK

Sirius talk: What you said about Health's plan to ditch First Fleet connection

Readers speak out on plans to rename Sirius building.

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'Pointless petulance': Howard blasts Sirius renaming

More signs of First Fleet removed by Department of Health.

The Canberra Times

Vapes ‘could be limited to four flavours as ministers mull restrictions’

Rishi Sunak has repeatedly voiced concerns about the marketing of e-cigarettes, which appears designed to appeal to children.

Evening Standard

COVID is surging in Australia – and only 1 in 5 older adults are up to date with their boosters

Do you have family members or friends sick with a respiratory infection? If so, there’s a good chance it’s COVID, caused by the JN.1 variant currently circulating in Australia.

The Conversation

$Around 1.73 lakh school children in Karnataka suffer from refractive errors, reveals health department report$

Around 1.73 lakh school children in Karnataka suffer from refractive errors, reveals health department report

The ‘School Children Eye Screening’ report for the 2022-23 academic year was the outcome of a survey by the Department of Health and Family Welfare in March 2023. Of the total screened children (62,08,779), 1,73,099 children were suffering from refractive errors. The highest number of such cases were in Belagavi…

The Hindu

Locally acquired malaria case found in Arkansas

The new case brings the number of malaria cases in the US this year to 15

The Independent UK

Australian Covid deaths lowest since December 2021 despite falling booster numbers

Department of Health says improvements thanks to vaccine coverage, hybrid immunity and ready access to treatment

The Guardian - AU

Health officials join Parkrun in Belfast to mark 75th anniversary of the NHS

Department of Health Permanent Secretary Peter May joined Parkrun at Stormont for the special edition of the event.

The Independent UK

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Northern Ireland's social care workers celebrated in new campaign

“When I left school and university, I wanted to make a difference in the world. I love my job, and I really value feeling that I’ve made that difference.”

The Independent UK

Florida ramps up mosquito control efforts due to 4 cases of locally contracted malaria

The Florida Department of Health has issued a statewide mosquito-borne illness advisory after four locally contracted cases of malaria were reported along the Gulf Coast south of Tampa

Belfast Live

Ombudman slams Northern Ireland's hospital waiting list fiasco as 'systemic maladministration'

Northern Ireland currently has the longest hospital waiting lists in the UK.

Daily Mirror

Covid Inquiry: What we learned on Day 2 as Government admits rules caused 'profound pain'

The Department of Health's legal representative Fiona Scolding KC told the Covid Inquiry that different decisions may have been made with hindsight, as the probe continued its examination of the years leading up the pandemic

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No evidence medical clinic followed vaccine guidelines

An investigation has found there is no documented evidence that vaccines at a Tasmanian medical clinic were stored correctly over a 20-year period.

Belfast Live

Causeway Hospital campaigners vow to continue fight to save maternity services

Pregnant women are 'so anxious' about local hospital cut, says campaign chair

Belfast Live

Belfast patients waiting over four years on average for first appointment

The Royal College of Surgeons has warned that cuts could see waiting lists worsen in the future

Belfast Live

Department of Health launches online tracker for specialist hospital appointment waiting times

The new webpage will allow patients to check the average waiting times for a first appointment

Tribune News Service

Tick season in Minnesota in full force, with unwelcome new visitor

The Independent UK

UK faces fresh wave of strikes as teachers and senior doctors prepare to ballot for strike action

Members of the Royal College of Nursing, one of the two unions to turn down the recent government pay offer to NHS staff, will gather in Brighton as the long-running dispute continues

The Independent UK

Ministers braced for fresh industrial unrest as nurses gather in Brighton

Ministers are facing the possibility of fresh industrial unrest, as teachers and senior doctors prepare to ballot for strike action.

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