4 d. ago 200,000 children under the age of five to die this year because of foreign aid cuts

Report from Gates Foundation says the death rate for under-fives will increase for the first time this century

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4 d. ago 200,000 children under the age of 5 to die this year because of foreign aid cuts

Report from Gates Foundation says the death rate for under-5s will increase for the first time this century

Events

5 d. ago I regularly drink more than one bottle of wine a day and it's getting worse. How can I cut out the alcohol? DR KAYE reveals the free and easy method she uses with her patients

This might sound surprising - but it's welcome news when patients realise they have a drinking problem. For many, recognising there is an issue is often the hardest part.

Science

5 d. ago Weight loss jabs can cut sick days in half, new research finds

Weight loss jabs could keep people in work, according to a study of 700 NHS patients

Politics

7 d. ago No soap, no tents, no food: Rohingya families fight for survival as aid plummets

In Bangladesh, over a million people in the world’s largest refugee camp depend on aid – and cuts mean new arrivals are not even given shelterThe light of a single lightbulb powered by a backup generator lasts just long enough for Noor and Sowkat to see the faces of their newborn babies for the first time. The two children were born on the same night on a crumbling foam mattress, its corners ripped to shreds by the thousands of women who have gone into labour here in Camp 22’s makeshift delivery room.The newborns have just become the youngest residents of the world’s largest refugee camp, in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, which is struggling to operate in the face of a 63% deficit in humanitarian aid funding. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago How the cuts have shaken HIV/Aids care to its core and will mean millions more infections ahead

Reports highlight devastating impact of slashed funding, especially in parts of Africa, that could lead to 3.3m new HIV infections by 2030In Mozambique, a teenage rape victim sought care at a health clinic only to find it closed. In Zimbabwe, Aids-related deaths have risen for the first time in five years. In Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), patients with suspected HIV went undiagnosed due to test-kit stocks running out.Stories of the devastating impact of US, British and wider European aid cuts on the fight against HIV – particularly in sub-Saharan Africa – continue to mount as 2025 comes to an end, and are set out in a series of reports released in the past week. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Aid cuts have shaken HIV/Aids care to its core – and will mean millions more infections ahead

Reports highlight devastating impact of slashed funding, especially in parts of Africa, that could lead to 3.3m new HIV infections by 2030In Mozambique, a teenage rape victim sought care at a health clinic only to find it closed. In Zimbabwe, Aids-related deaths have risen for the first time in five years. In Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), patients with suspected HIV went undiagnosed due to test-kit stocks running out.Stories of the devastating impact of US, British and wider European aid cuts on the fight against HIV – particularly in sub-Saharan Africa – continue to mount as 2025 comes to an end, and are set out in a series of reports released in the past week. Continue reading...

Science

8 d. ago Fast care after head injury can dramatically cut risk of developing dementia

Studies have long warned that concussions raise the risk of suffering neurodegenerative conditions - but now experts say this danger can be mitigated.

Events

1 week ago Daily drink cuts blood pressure, cholesterol, inflammation and heart disease

New research and a number of studies have linked one drink every day to a boost in health

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1 week ago Glass of one drink a day cuts cholesterol, inflammation and blood pressure

Multiple studies and new research have linked it to a reduction in the risk of heart disease

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1 week ago A visit to Somalia's crumbling hospitals shows the toll of aid cuts and war

Somalia is one of the world’s poorest countries and it faces a crisis of health care made worse by the Trump administration's deep cuts in foreign aid

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2 w. ago A daily probiotic can help cut the risk of gut damage from antidepressants

Researchers claim they have found an easy solution. The plant fibre works by travelling through the large intestine and acts as a food source for gut bacteria and helps growth.

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2 w. ago DWP confirms Universal Credit health element changes will start in April

New Universal Credit changes will see around four million households get an annual income boost estimated to be worth £725.

Science

2 w. ago Eamonn Holmes, 65, issues heartbreaking health update live on air amid string of struggles

Eammon Homes gave GB News viewers a heartbreaking insight into his current health battles live on air before being abruptly cut off by bosses.

Society

2 w. ago What to know about the impacts Medicaid cuts are having on rural health care

Medicaid cuts are being blamed for the closure of a community health center in New Hampshire’s White Mountains

Science

2 w. ago For people in this New England mountain town, a health center’s closure leaves unanswered questions

Medicaid cuts are being blamed for the closure of a community health center in New Hampshire's White Mountains

Politics

2 w. ago WHO to lose nearly a quarter of its workforce – 2,000 jobs – due to US withdrawing funding

Donald Trump’s administration withdrew from the World Health Organization in January, prompting the agency to scale back its workThe World Health Organization has said its workforce will shrink by nearly a quarter – or over 2,000 jobs – by the middle of next year as it seeks to implement reforms after its top donor, the United States, announced its departure.US President Donald Trump’s administration withdrew from the body upon taking office in January, prompting the agency to scale back its work and cut its management team by half. Continue reading...

Economics

2 w. ago MacArthur Foundation awards $100M to outbreak surveillance network, a boost amid global health cuts

The MacArthur Foundation is awarding $100 million to a private pandemic prevention network across Africa, offering critical support to infectious disease surveillance at a time when governments are deprioritizing global health spending

Science

2 w. ago How US evangelicals are using Trump’s aid cuts to attack human rights in Africa

As Donald Trump's aid cuts leave African health programmes scrambling, The Independent pieces together events at a number of conferences where American religious organisations are looking to move in to shape the future. Rachel Schraer reports

Politics

2 w. ago Inside the US evangelical push into Africa in vacuum left by Trump’s aid cuts – as activists fear for human rights

As Donald Trump's aid cuts leave African health programmes scrambling, The Independent pieces together events at a number of conferences where American religious organisations are looking to move in to shape the future. Rachel Schraer reports

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