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Health United Kingdom

8. June 2025

A Treatment That Slashes Heart Failure by 62 Percent

A new treatment for patients with heart failure reduces deaths by 62 percent and is currently being rolled out in various hospitals around the world.

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Health Africa

21. April 2025

Fighting Lung Disease: a Massive, and Ongoing, Success Story

Africa has recorded the sharpest decline in tuberculosis deaths since 2015, thanks to decisive measures to detect cases and provide treatment, and urgent action remains crucial for commitments to turn into tangible impact.

Society

Society The World

7. March 2025

Health Measures Ensure We Can Survive the Cold Much Better

Cold-related deaths have decreased by 65% since the 1990s, and more unnecessary deaths can be avoided through preventive measures, public awareness, and stronger social safety for vulnerable populations.

Society

Society Zimbabwe

26. January 2025

No More Death Penalty Here

The President of Zimbabwe approved a law abolishing the death penalty with immediate effect, a decision hailed as a major milestone in ending this ultimate cruel, inhuman, and degrading punishment.

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Used needles being collected by a harm reduction team at an encampment in Kalamazoo, Mich., last year

Society USA

8. December 2024

Less Overdosing, Thanks to Both Efforts and Circumstance

Drug fatalities have been steadily declining for seven consecutive months across the United States, thanks to expanded treatment, prevention, education efforts, and, surprisingly, changes in the drug supply itself, thus influencing how people are using drugs.

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Kevin Donalson, a drug addict, smokes fentanyl with xylazine on a street corner in Burlington VT on September 16, 2024

Health USA

24. October 2024

A Record Drop in Drug Overdose Incidents Offers Hope

Public health data shows, for the first time in decades, an impressive and encouraging drop in the number of drug overdose deaths across the United States, partly due to successful interventions with users.

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Heroes India

19. June 2024

This Man’s Foundation Is All About Saving Lives

The foundation set up by an Indian financier to reduce deaths related to road accidents nationwide is growing, and its success is putting the organization on the path to international recognition.

Society

Society Ghana

21. September 2023

Another Country Bids Farewell to the Death Penalty

Ghana has joined the ever-growing list of nations – in Africa and worldwide – to abolish the death penalty, trading capital punishment for life imprisonment according to the population's will.

Society

Society Cambodia

3. September 2023

Healthier and Larger Population: Life’s Good Here!

The growth in Cambodia’s population by some 5 million over almost a quarter of a century is due to not only a decline in mortality rates but an increase in life expectancy and growth momentum, showing that the country has improved its quality of life.

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Health The World

15. July 2023

Big Drop in Drowning Rates Over the Years

A recent study shows that unintentional drowning has declined between 1990 and 2017 all over the world by almost half following improved policies, prevention, and research efforts.