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President Trump announced pharmaceutical agreements to lower Medicaid drug prices last year, but the pilot program remains largely opaque with uncertain implementation and limited transparency about participating drugs.
Kenya’s AI-powered chatbot PROMPTS helps pregnant women access health guidance via text message, addressing the country’s high maternal mortality rate of about 6,000 deaths annually from pregnancy-related causes.
Ros Chown, a sexual health adviser in genito-urinary medicine who worked in Cambridge, Wakefield, and Torbay, died aged 71. She was a prominent advocate for public health approaches to preventing sexually transmitted infections.
Adults with severe mental illness die 15-20 years earlier than the general population, largely due to preventable physical conditions including cancer, cardiovascular disease, and liver disease.
Cheltenham General Hospital’s A&E will remain open after a planned four-day resident doctor strike was suspended following a new government pay offer to doctors.
Consultants and specialist doctors in Northern Ireland conducted their first-ever strike over pay, with 90% of routine and elective services continuing despite the 24-hour walkout.
