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US vs UK Healthcare. Boris, Trump vs Truth, with Stephen Fry
Will Boris and Trump privatise the NHS? How much would medicare for all cost in the US? Which healthcare system is most likely to save you? Killer facts are hidden by carefully constructed illusions.
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Cost Comparison: Cheaper Epi Pen Options
Epi-pens are expensive. So how can you get some of the less expensive alternatives?
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Elon Musk Wants to Test Brain-Reading Implants in Paralyzed Patients Next Year Opens in a new window)
And down the line? Musk wants the implants to be as safe and easy for healthy people to get as an elective procedure.
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Intensive Anti-H.I.V. Efforts Meet With Mixed Success in Africa Opens in a new window)
Scientists tested a costly approach to curbing the AIDS epidemic: Test everyone in the community, and treat anyone who is infected.
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Cell and Gene Therapy Trials
@Vantageanalysis, @EdwinElmhirst
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HIV’s Genetic Code, Extracted From a Nub of Tissue, Adds to Evidence of Virus’ Emergence in Humans a Century Ago Opens in a new window)
Although there have been a number of estimates of when HIV started transmitting among people, most now focus on the early 1900s.
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U.N. Wants More Urgency in AIDS Fight as Gains and Funding Fade Opens in a new window)
The global fight against AIDS is stalling due to lower investment, marginalized communities missing vital health services, and new HIV infections rising in some parts.
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20 Million Children Miss Out on Life-Saving Vaccines, U.N. Warns Opens in a new window)
More than one in 10 children - or 20 million worldwide - missed out last year on vaccines against life-threatening diseases such as measles, diphtheria and tetanus.
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U.N. Calls for Hundreds of Millions in More Aid to Fight Ebola Opens in a new window)
Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak could last much longer and cost far more in money and lives unless U.N. member states inject hundreds of millions of dollars now.
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Fake Polio Markers Highlight Risks to Pakistan Vaccination Drive Opens in a new window)
The country is one of only three in the world where polio is endemic, along with neighboring Afghanistan and Nigeria.
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Compounding Pharmacies Need Stricter Federal Oversight Opens in a new window)
Millions of Americans use compounded drugs created by a pharmacist or physician who combines, mixes, or changes a drug’s ingredients to meet individuals’ needs.
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The Vaccine That Could Prevent Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Opens in a new window)
As mental health disorders run rampant, scientists are trying to make an immunization from bacteria that could help.
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After Dozens of Fentanyl Killings, Hospital C.E.O. and 23 Employees Are Forced Out Opens in a new window)
The chief executive of Mount Carmel Health System in Ohio resigned one month after a doctor was charged with overprescribing fentanyl to 25 patients.
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In Hawaii, Rat Lungworm Disease Infects People but Eludes Researchers Opens in a new window)
A brain-invading parasite has made nearly 100 people sick in Hawaii in the last decade. How worried should health officials be?
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WHO Keeps Key Lung Cancer Drugs Off its Essential Medicines List Opens in a new window)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a biennial revision to its essential medicines list.
