HIV cases in Israel drop 22% in 2024 | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Health & WellnessThe HIV/AIDS incidence rate dropped from 4.1 to 3.2 new cases per 100,000 people in 2024, the ministry confirmed in data published on World AIDS Day.AIDS…
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HIV cases in Israel drop 22% in 2024
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Trump Administration Unveils Details Most-Favored Nation Drug Prices
WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 30: U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla (L) as he announces a deal with the company to lower Medicaid drug prices and to sell certain products on the soon-to-launch TrumpRx online…
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To Make Obamacare Affordable, Fix How Its Subsidies Work
Obamacare regulations are being scrutinized and are ripe for change.
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More than a decade after the Affordable Care Act (ACA) reshaped the individual health insurance market, the debate in Washington is once again focused on reform efforts. One…
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Personalized ‘prehabilitation’ helps the body brace for major surgery
Major surgery takes a major toll on the body — not unlike running a marathon. You wouldn’t attempt a marathon without training, so why would you undergo major surgery without preparing your body for the trauma it will…
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Flipping The Switch And Turning On New Sickle Cell And Thalassemia Therapies
A new chapter is unfolding for patients with sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia: breakthroughs in gene regulation are transforming how these conditions are treated. Emerging approaches focus on turning fetal hemoglobin back on by blocking…
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How can you minimize the risk of getting cancer?
How can you minimize the risk of getting cancer? | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Health & Wellness/Health and Wellness Around the WorldUnderstanding how cancer develops, preventing chronic inflammation, supporting the mitochondria, and…
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Ari’el Stachel’s ‘Other’ rewrites what Jewish belonging looks like
Identity is not fixed. It shifts depending on who is looking and what they expect to see. Ari’el Stachel’s “Other” asks what happens when the world names you faster than you can name yourself — and how those externally imposed…
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A therapeutic HPV vaccine shrank cervical tumors in mice
An HPV vaccine delivered into the nose can treat cervical tumors in mice. The vaccine targets a cancer protein produced by the virus.
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U.S., Trump administration won’t commemorate World AIDS Day this year
Since 1988, communities throughout the world, and U.S. presidents, have commemorated World AIDS Day on December 1. The Trump administration announced that the U.S. would not participate this year. (Photo by Annabelle Gordon/Getty Images)
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Texas cities have some of the highest preterm birth rates in the US, highlighting maternal health crisis nationwide
Seven years ago, at 30 weeks into a seemingly low-risk pregnancy, I unexpectedly began to bleed. Doctors diagnosed me with complete placenta previa. Then, while on bed rest at 32 weeks, my placenta suddenly ruptured, leading to an immediate…
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