WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has signed the first in what are expected to be dozens of “America First” global health funding agreements that will prioritize combating infectious diseases in countries deemed to be aligned with the president’s broader foreign policy goals and positions. The five-year, $2.5 billion agreement with Kenya was signed Thursday...
An early dose of holiday cheer descended Wednesday on St. Tammany Cancer Center, a campus of Ochsner Medical Center, brightening the holidays of dozens of diagnosed cancer patients and their families. The annual event welcomed 73 children from 38 families, who were greeted by Santa Claus, the Grinch, and Buddy the Elf and friends before...
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The prespecified noninferiority margin was 1.25 infections per 100 participants. We also assessed vaccine effectiveness by comparing HPV16 or HPV18 infection among the trial participants with that among girls and women enrolled in a nonrandomized survey. Source link
Dec. 3, 2025, 1:13 p.m. ET Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s vaccine advisory panel will debate and possibly delay a key immunization that protects babies from the hepatitis B virus. The influential Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will meet Dec. 4 and 5 to debate changes to the immunization schedule, which...
Insights and tools from the Fiocruz study in Brazil will help guide rollout strategies within the country and across Latin America. This work will strengthen ongoing efforts to reach populations most affected by HIV and will be essential for establishing sustainable access in regions not yet covered by originator access policies. Urgent solutions are needed...
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Inbound Health, a hospital-at-home enablement platform that has raised over $50 million, closed down on Monday after failing to secure necessary funding. The company laid off its employees and is seeking “strategic alternatives” while working to support its customers with transition planning, Inbound confirmed to Home Health Care News. The news, originally reported by Axios,...
by Taylor Knopf, North Carolina Health News December 2, 2025 By Taylor Knopf Six years ago, Jami Mundy was released from the Richmond County jail. She said she didn’t want to use drugs anymore. The previous year, she had overdosed nine times, and she wanted a better life for herself and her then-12-year-old daughter. With...
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