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Javier Milei announces Argentina to leave World Health Organization

Country’s president and Donald Trump fan follows US example in move criticized by health organisationsArgentina’s president, Javier Milei, has followed Donald Trump’s example and announced that

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Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze Leaves Millions Without HIV Treatment

President Trump’s pause on aid, and the gutting of the primary aid agency, could jeopardize the health of more than 20 million people worldwide, including 500,000 children, experts say.

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Ernest Drucker, Public-Health Advocate for the Scorned, Dies at 84

He marshaled epidemiological research to press for changes in drug policy, alternatives to prison and needle-exchange programs to slow the spread of AIDS.

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New Migraine Prevention Guideline Strays From Expert Recommendations

(MedPage Today) -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) issued a clinical guideline for episodic migraine prevention that varied from what migraine experts recommend.

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USDA milk testing shows different strain of H5N1 bird flu in Nevada dairy herds

The USDA said four Nevada dairy herds were infected with an H5N1 bird flu strain which has circulated in wild birds, making prospects for containment in cows appear dim.

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Common Bacterial Infection Might Be Key to Lung Transplant Rejection

(MedPage Today) -- After lung transplantation, infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa independently predicted antibody-mediated rejection (AMR), researchers found.

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Is Medicine a Job or a Calling?

(MedPage Today) -- Recently, my colleague Lisa Rosenbaum, MD, and I led a series of interactive grand rounds titled, "Is Medicine a Job or a Calling?" These conversations were inspired by our own ang

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Statin-Antibiotic Combo Shows No Benefit for Decompensated Cirrhosis

(MedPage Today) -- Adding simvastatin and rifaximin to standard therapy for decompensated cirrhosis does not improve clinical outcomes, a double-blind phase III trial showed.

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Prostate cancer and the pros and cons of taking a PSA test | Letters

Noel Hannon is glad he insisted on having the test that identified his prostate cancer.

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