One in four adults may have a hole in the heart linked to stroke, doctors warn
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Case of Aimee Rogers underscores hidden risk of patent foramen ovale and the importance of timely tests and treatment options
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Bjorn Borg reveals secret cardiac arrest and aggressive cancer in memoir
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Tennis icon details near-fatal episode and ongoing battle with cancer as he discusses private life and past substance use in a forthcoming memoir
Director Stephen Gyllenhaal reveals prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment
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The director and father of Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal discusses his node-positive prostate cancer and proton therapy, urging men to stay on top of testing during Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
Gates’s Paradox of Optimism: Global Health Progress Persists Amid Funding Cuts and a 2045 Wind-Down
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In a TIME interview, Bill Gates defends a paradox of cautious optimism as U.S. and European aid budgets tighten and he plans to wind down the Gates Foundation in 2045.
Gates urges renewed global health funding as governments set budgets
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Gates outlines a roadmap to halve child mortality again through scaled investments, lifesaving innovations and a shift to sustainable health funding models.
Newborn girl buried alive in Uttar Pradesh fights for life
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In Shahjahanpur, a 20-day-old girl is in critical condition after being found buried under mud. Police are investigating, and officials have not named suspects as doctors work to save the infant in a government hospital.
Costa Café turned into makeshift ward at William Harvey Hospital amid NHS bed shortages
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Campaigners condemn the move as humiliating as bed-blocking and corridor care strain East Kent hospitals and prompt calls for government funding
William Harvey Hospital turns Costa Café into makeshift ward amid bed shortages
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Campaigners condemn the use of a nonclinical space as bed shortages strain NHS services; government programs seek to shift care closer to home amid mounting waits.
England expands free childcare to 30 hours a week for nine-month-olds
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The government increases funded hours for children aged nine months to four years, with eligibility rules, term-time limitations, and guidance on potential extra charges from nurseries.