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What happens if someone who is HIV-positive stops taking anti-retroviral meds?

NPR Health

The new administration's freeze on foreign aid (affecting America's sweeping anti-HIV initiative PEPFAR) has raised concerns about the dispersal of the pills taken daily by those who are HIV positive.

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Union Budget 2025: Cancer drugs to get cheaper, special attention to women and child healthcare

The Hindu

The government has allocated 99,858.56 crore for the Union Health Ministry, an increase from the allocation of 89,974.12 crore for 2024-2025. Health assurance scheme Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) to include gig workers; 10,000 seats to be added in medical colleges next year; visa procedures to be simplified to encourage the medical tourism market.

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What To Expect When You Enroll in a Clinical Trial

Black Health Matters

Black people make up 14% of the US population but only 5-7% of clinical trial participants, according to the National Cancer Institute. Participating in a clinical trial can make a huge difference in your life or the lives of others. Understanding how clinical trials work and why they are conducted will help you understand how impactful they are in the progression of medicine and other types of treatment.

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Union Budget 2025: Healthcare gets an infrastructure and insurance boost

The Hindu

Union Budget 2025: Health research and child nutrition programmes get greater support but adolescent health and adult nutrition do not benefit from budgetary initiatives.

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How to Conquer Inguinal Hernias and Reclaim Your Vitality

Mercola

You might think youd notice right away if you had a hernia, but I can tell you from personal experience that it sometimes sneaks up on you. Not too long ago, I noticed a lump in my groin that just didnt feel right. It started small, and at first, I paid little attention. Over time, though, it got bigger and would pop out more often, especially when I stood up or lifted something.

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Cancer drugs, critical minerals get duty relief; lithium ion battery production to get a boost

The Hindu

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announces customs duty rationalization in Budget to boost domestic manufacturing, exports, and trade.

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Watch: Union Budget 2025 | What’s in it for health sector?

The Hindu

Union Budget 2025-26 boosts health sector with increased funding, medical seats, cheaper medicines, and Ayushman Bharat expansion for gig workers.

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Top Lifestyle Changes to Build a Better Heart

Mercola

Editor's Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published December 4, 2022. Dr. Dean Ornish, clinical professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), is perhaps best known for his pioneering work in how to use food and simple lifestyle strategies to improve health. This is also the topic of his book, " Undo It!

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Dengue early warning system predicts risk two months in advance

The Hindu

Moderate rainfall spread over the entire duration of the summer monsoon season led to increased dengue deaths in Pune compared with heavy or extreme rainfall

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Journalists Analyze Issues of the Day: RFK Jr., Bird Flu, L.A. Fires

KFF Health News

KFF Health News senior correspondent Arthur Allen discussed what to watch for in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearings for secretary of Health and Human Services on CBS News Chicago on Jan. 29. Click here to watch Allen on CBS News Chicago Read Allen’s “ What RFK Jr. Might Face in His Nomination Hearings This Week ” KFF Health News editor-at-large for public health Céline Gounder discussed why the CIA has “low confidence” in its assessment of the

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Instrumental in Helene aftermath, Mission Health ‘back to their old ways’

NC Health News

By Jane Winik Sartwell Carolina Public Press Ashevilles Mission Health has been trying to help the city recover in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Helene. But medical staff and state officials have not softened their stance toward the beleaguered hospital. New North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson , for one, is not backing down from his offices lawsuit against the medical provider.