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Reform council’s plan to shut eight care homes ‘a betrayal of local people’

Announcement after proposed sale falls through prompts backlash and union says more than 200 jobs at riskA Reform UK-led council plan to shut eight of its residential care homes has been condemned as “a betrayal of local people”.Days before Christmas, Derbyshire county council announced that the ho…

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Sudan's worsening humanitarian crisis: Doctors struggle to respond

Luis Angel Argote Rodriguez, MSF Fed coordinator, is out guest.

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People in poorest areas of England ‘more likely to need emergency care for lung conditions’

Analysis finds those from most deprived backgrounds almost twice as likely to be admitted to hospital for respiratory conditionsPeople from the poorest backgrounds in England with serious lung conditions are more likely to be admitted to hospital for emergency care than their more affluent counterpa…

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Sudan’s Darfur grapples with severe measles outbreak amid ongoing violence

MSF official tells Al Jazeera South Darfur hospital 'overwhelmed' by rapid increase in measles cases.

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‘I can’t forget the horror’: a young mother on giving birth twice during the Gaza war

Hadeel Al Gherbawi survived her two pregnancies despite extreme hunger and painChildbirth under attack: how women and babies became targets in conflicts around the worldHadeel Al Gherbawi was seven months pregnant when the war started in October 2023. Up until that point the 26-year-old had meticulo…

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CMS announces new ACO model as REACH ends

CMS unveiled the Long-Term Enhanced ACO Design, or LEAD, Model, that will run for ten years following the end of the popular ACO REACH Model.

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1 in 4 patients delay care, cite healthcare affordability issues

A new study takes a longitudinal look at healthcare affordability problems, finding the issue is more pervasive than previously thought.

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83K bags of frozen shrimp recalled over radioactive concerns

The recalled shrimp was sold nationwide under the Market 32 and Waterfront Bistro brands.

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Gene therapy for Huntington’s disease showed great promise in 2025

An experimental gene therapy seems to slow the progression of Huntington’s disease by about 75 per cent, and researchers are working to make its complicated delivery much more practical

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Japan's former emperor turns 92 as heart condition stabilizes after health concerns

Japan’s beloved former Emperor Akihito is marking his 92nd birthday as his heart condition stabilizes, palace officials say, following health concerns earlier this year

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‘It’s a heavy, heavy load’ helping aging parents who live far away. Here’s how you can make it work.

It takes travel, time and money.

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Revisited: why do we age in dramatic bursts, and what can we do about it? – podcast

Scientists are beginning to understand that ageing is not simply a linear process and we age, according to recent research, in three accelerated bursts: at about 40, 60 and 80 years old. In this episode from July, Ian Sample talks to Stanford University’s Prof Michael Snyder, who explains what the d…

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Japan's former emperor turns 92 as heart condition stabilizes after health concerns

Japan’s beloved former Emperor Akihito is marking his 92nd birthday as his heart condition stabilizes, palace officials say, following health concerns earlier this year

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Novo Gets Approval to Sell Wegovy Obesity Pill in the US

Novo Nordisk A/S won approval to sell a pill version of its obesity shot Wegovy in the US. Novo will start selling the pill, the first of the blockbuster GLP-1 class, in the US in early January. It is approved to help people lose weight or maintain previous weight loss over the long term. Bloomberg’…

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Novo Nordisk weight-loss drug wins US approval as a daily pill

Danish company will be first to market with oral obesity treatment but rival Eli Lilly is not far behind

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FDA approves Wegovy pill for weight loss

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a pill version of the weight-loss drug Wegovy.

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US regulator approves pill form of Wegovy weight-loss drug

It marks a first in this new era of weight-loss medications with Wegovy being the only so far to gain approval for a pill version of their shot.

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Vaccinating Boys Against HPV Could Eliminate Cervical Cancer

Not just for women's health.

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Barry Manilow to undergo surgery for lung cancer

The 82-year-old singer says the disease is in its early stages and he plans to be back on stage in FebruaryBarry Manilow has revealed that he has been diagnosed with lung cancer and will undergo surgery.The 82-year-old singer, whose parade of high-spirited hits from Copacabana to Mandy has made him …

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STAT+: Your health care industry 2025, wrapped

UnitedHealth fallout, Medicaid upheaval, and Medicare Advantage woes.