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Tag: Medicine and Health

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In China’s Crowded Hospitals, She Found a New Career

October 20, 2025Isabelle Qian, Ben Laffin, Aaron Byrd and Qilai ShenComments Off on In China’s Crowded Hospitals, She Found a New Career

As China’s population grows older, a new industry of gig workers is stepping in to help older patients navigate a complex, bureaucratic hospital system. We spent time with Jessica Wang, a 49-year-old mother from Beijing who found steady income and a re…

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W.H.O. Warns of Sharp Increase in Drug-Resistant Infections

October 13, 2025ANDREW JACOBSComments Off on W.H.O. Warns of Sharp Increase in Drug-Resistant Infections

The U.N. health agency found that one in six infections worldwide was resistant to the most commonly available antibiotics.

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Iran Lures Transgender Foreigners for Surgery but Forces Operations on Locals

October 10, 2025October 11, 2025Pranav Baskar and Leily NikounazarComments Off on Iran Lures Transgender Foreigners for Surgery but Forces Operations on Locals

Iran became a pioneer in gender transition operations by forcing procedures on L.G.B.T.Q. Iranians. Desperate for cash, the Islamic republic is hoping to attract trans patients from around the world.

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Doctors Without Borders Closes in Gaza City as Israel Intensifies Offensive

September 27, 2025September 27, 2025LIAM STACKComments Off on Doctors Without Borders Closes in Gaza City as Israel Intensifies Offensive

Doctors Without Borders pulled its staff from Gaza City as the medical system buckled. The U.N. has warned that more hospitals may have to close.

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Kennedy Says U.S. Rejects Global Health Goals

September 25, 2025September 26, 2025ANDREW JACOBSComments Off on Kennedy Says U.S. Rejects Global Health Goals

The nation’s top federal health official said the United States could not support W.H.O. policies that he claimed promoted abortion and “radical gender ideology.”

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U.N. Health Goals Weakened by Industry Pressure, Experts Say

September 24, 2025September 24, 2025ANDREW JACOBSComments Off on U.N. Health Goals Weakened by Industry Pressure, Experts Say

Public health advocates complained that the final recommendations on combating chronic illness removed calls for taxes on tobacco, alcohol and sweetened drinks.

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Philanthropies Strike a Promising Deal to Turn Back H.I.V.

September 24, 2025September 24, 2025APOORVA MANDAVILLIComments Off on Philanthropies Strike a Promising Deal to Turn Back H.I.V.

Low- and middle-income countries will be able to purchase an effective preventative at a reduced price. The arrangements may help stem the epidemic 40 years after it began.

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Ebola Outbreak Is Declared in Kasai Province of Congo

September 4, 2025Pranav BaskarComments Off on Ebola Outbreak Is Declared in Kasai Province of Congo

Health officials have recorded 28 suspected cases and 15 fatalities so far in the latest outbreak of the deadly virus, which has claimed thousands of lives in previous outbreaks in the Central African country.

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UK Moves to Ban Sale of Energy Drinks to Children Under 16

September 3, 2025September 3, 2025STEPHEN CASTLEComments Off on UK Moves to Ban Sale of Energy Drinks to Children Under 16

The legislation, which would affect sales to anyone under 16, mirrors regulations in a number of other European countries.

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South Korea Doctors’ Strike Begins to Wind Down

September 1, 2025September 1, 2025Jin Yu YoungComments Off on South Korea Doctors’ Strike Begins to Wind Down

Thousands of residents and interns were protesting a government proposal that would have dramatically increased the number of medical students in the country.

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