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Health Argentina

14. August 2022

No More HIV Tests Before You Start Working Here

The South American country of Argentina is updating its legislation regarding sexually transmitted infections, thus adopting a more comprehensive approach focused on health and human rights, in a drive to curb stigma and discrimination.

Health USA

10. August 2022

New Cancer Treatment Shows 100% Effectiveness During Trial

In an unprecedented, experimental treatment, an immunotherapy cancer treatment proved effective in every single patient involved in the trial.

Health USA

7. August 2022

Diabetes Patients to Gain Access to Low-Cost Insulin

California, United States has decided to produce low-cost insulin for all citizens suffering from diabetes, making the life-saving medication available at a reasonable price.

Health Botswana

31. July 2022

Success: Mother-to-Child HIV Numbers See Big Drop

The World Health Organization (WHO) granted Botswana a certification stating that the African country is on its way to eliminating mother-to-child HIV transmission, thus proving that an AIDS-free generation is possible.

Health USA

25. July 2022

Doctors Continue Research to Save Human Lives With Pig Hearts

A team of cardiac doctors affiliated with New York University have successfully transplanted hearts from genetically modified pigs into recently deceased patients, allowing them a newfound opportunity of studying the potentially life-saving procedure more closely.

Health India

16. July 2022

With a Huge Drop in Malaria Cases, the Disease Is on Its Way Out

India is well on its way to eliminating malaria by 2030 since both the number of cases and deaths have drastically fallen since 2015, investing in fighting the disease and the stigma around it.

Health United Kingdom

14. July 2022

Global Eradication of Malaria? We’re Getting There!

A high-level efficacy vaccine against malaria developed by researchers affiliated with Oxford University, located in the United Kingdom, shows great promise for populations fighting against the mosquito-borne disease, so much so that it could lead to the global eradication of the illness by 2040.

Society USA

13. July 2022

Health Coverage Becomes More Inclusive Than Ever Here

California is widening its health care protection, covering hundreds of thousands of citizens, regardless of their immigration status, becoming the very first American state to reach such an inclusive and human agreement.

Health The World

10. July 2022

COVID-19: How Vaccination Efforts Saved Millions of Lives

According to a newly published study, the first large modeling of its kind, vaccination efforts against coronavirus have helped prevent some 20 million deaths from occurring across the globe.

Society Colombia

8. July 2022

Safer Roads, to Save Thousands of Lives

With the adoption of a brand-new infrastructure law, the South American country of Colombia wishes to improve the safety of its citizens on roads and cut in half the number of casualties by the end of the decade.