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A year ago, President Trump pledged to lower Medicaid drug prices. Has that happened?
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.
To prevent deaths in childbirth, Kenyan moms turn to an AI powered chatbot
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 obituary
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 to 20 years earlier from diseases such as cancer
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 A&E to remain open as doctors’ strike called off
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.
NI health: Consultants and specialist doctors take strike action
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.
PPE failures left NHS staff poorly protected and wasted £10bn, Covid inquiry finds
A UK Covid inquiry found NHS staff lacked adequate protective equipment during the pandemic, with £9.9bn of the £14.9bn spent on PPE ultimately wasted through poor procurement decisions.
Researchers warn social media driving harmful misuse of Alzheimer’s blood tests
Researchers warn that social media promotion of Alzheimer’s blood tests is misleading healthy people into testing, potentially causing unnecessary anxiety over biological markers that may never develop into dementia.
Letby failings go beyond one hospital – the whole NHS system has been found lacking
A major inquiry into Lucy Letby’s crimes at an NHS hospital found systemic failures across England’s health service, not just at the individual facility, with widespread issues in regulation, management accountability, and learning from past scandals.
Gaps in NHS end-of-life care ‘denying ill children chance to die at home’
Many NHS areas in England are not providing at-home end-of-life care for seriously ill children, forcing them to die in hospitals instead, campaigners say.
Alcohol-related cancer deaths in US have more than doubled over three decades
Alcohol-related cancer deaths in the US have more than doubled over three decades, with research indicating that even one drink daily could elevate cancer risk across multiple cancer types.
C-sections hit record high in Wales as mothers warn of support gap
Caesarean births in Wales reached a record 42% in 2025, with mothers reporting inadequate postnatal support and recovery guidance following major surgery.
A&E did not get the basics right – now my son’s life is ruined at 32
A man who visited a hospital’s emergency department with headaches was not given a brain scan despite his brain tumor history, resulting in cardiac arrest and permanent paralysis. Clinical negligence claims in A&E departments have risen 41% over five years.
Medicaid will let states use ‘tiers’ to determine medical frailty
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released guidance allowing states to use a tier system to determine which Medicaid recipients are exempt from work requirements due to medical frailty.
U.S. officials declare an end to record-setting cyclospora outbreak, but its origin is still unknown
U.S. health officials declared an end to the largest cyclospora outbreak in American history, which sickened nearly 13,000 people, though its origin remains unclear.
Running costs of Covid vaccine damage scheme double the amount paid to victims
The UK government scheme compensating people injured by Covid vaccines has cost £83m to run since April 2022, more than double the £32m paid to victims, according to newly released figures.
Abbott agrees to settlement over closure of largest baby formula plant in the U.S.
Abbott Laboratories agrees to pay $385 million to settle claims related to contamination issues at its Michigan baby formula plant, which triggered a major 2022 recall and supply shortage.
NHS to offer free high-street cholesterol tests in England
England’s NHS will offer free finger-prick cholesterol tests at high-street pharmacies for people aged 40-84, aiming to reduce heart disease and stroke deaths by a quarter within the next decade.
Lindsay Clancy trial highlights gaps in postpartum psychosis research, experts say
The trial of Lindsay Clancy, accused of killing her three children, has highlighted gaps in understanding postpartum psychosis, a severe psychiatric illness that affects an estimated one to two per 1,000 women after delivery.
Almost 75% of A&E staff in UK face violence or aggression daily or weekly
Nearly 73% of UK A&E staff experience violence or aggression daily or weekly, with 96% reporting abuse from patients, according to a Royal College of Emergency Medicine survey.
‘I felt robbed’: bereaved parents hope for answers from Sussex maternity review
A major independent review into maternity services at University Hospitals Sussex has launched, led by senior midwife Donna Ockenden, following campaigns by bereaved families concerned about preventable infant deaths.
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