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  • Published on May 8, 2025

    Bill Gates Pledges to Donate Nearly All His Wealth by 2045 Through Gates Foundation

    Watan-Billionaire Bill Gates pledged today, Thursday, to donate nearly all of his personal fortune within the next two decades. He said that the world’s poorest populations will receive approximately $200 billion through his foundation at a time when …

    Source: Watan - Indeterminate
  • Published on May 8, 2025

    How We Chose the TIME100 Most Influential People in Health of 2025

    A surprising sentence post-2020: This year is unlike any other in the history of global health. With the confirmation of anti-establishment leaders Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Dr. Marty Makary, and Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to the U.S.’s top health positions, …

    Source: TIME Magazine - Center-left
  • Published on May 8, 2025

    Nepal to become self-reliant in laboratory testing, says Health Minister

    Kathmandu, May 8: A high-tech lab unit has been established at the National Public Health Laboratory. The new lab unit is expected to help secured sample testing during the spread of infectious diseases and epidemics.      Inaugurating the unit, Minister …

    Source: The Rising Nepal - Indeterminate
  • Published on May 8, 2025

    FC Mother wants to leverage global soccer fandom to improve maternal health

    Mother's Day on Sunday marks the launch of an innovative program to improve maternal health by harnessing the power of soccer fandom. The World Health Organization says maternal mortality is unacceptably high. More than 700 women died every day in 2023 …

    Source: CNBC - Neutral
  • Published on May 8, 2025

    Catriona Bradshaw

    Most women have experienced, or at least heard of, bacterial vaginosis (BV). One in three women of reproductive age is affected by the condition, which was previously viewed as an imbalance in the vaginal microbiome. BV—which can increase a woman's …

    Source: TIME Magazine - Center-left
  • Published on May 8, 2025

    Bill Gates set to give away $200B US by 2045, says Musk is 'killing' world's poorest children

    Bill Gates pledged on Thursday to give away $200 billion US via his charitable foundation by 2045 and lashed out at Elon Musk, accusing the world's richest man of "killing the world's poorest children" through huge cuts to the U.S. …

    Source: CBC/Radio-Canada - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on May 8, 2025

    Bill Gates pledges his remaining fortune to the Gates Foundation

    Bill Gates has said he will donate 99% of his remaining tech fortune to the Gates Foundation, which will now close in 2045, earlier than previously planned. Today, that would be worth an estimated 107 billion dollars (£80.6 billion). The pledge is among …

    Source: Shropshire Star - Neutral
  • Published on May 8, 2025

    DOH RAISES AWARENESS FOR HAWAIʻI WATER SAFETY DAY ON MAY 15

    Posted on May 8, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — May 15, 2025 is Hawaiʻi Water Safety Day, and the Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH), in partnership with the Hawaiʻi Water Safety Coalition and the YMCA, is encouraging the community to help raise awareness …

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  • Published on May 8, 2025

    MAHA Meets Mayhem in U.S. Health Policy Cuts.

    President Donald Trump said in March that he wanted to “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA). He promised to fight diseases like cancer, especially in children. He praised a boy with brain cancer during a speech and said he would get harmful toxins out of …

    Source: The St Kitts Nevis Observer - Pending
  • Published on May 8, 2025

    NanoViricides wins ethics approval for Phase II Mpox drug trial in DRC

    NanoViricides (NYSE-A:NNVC) said on Thursday it has received ethics committee approval in the Democratic Republic of Congo to move forward with a planned Phase II clinical trial of its antiviral drug NV-387 for treating Mpox, a step toward regulatory …

    Source: Proactive USA - Indeterminate
  • Published on May 8, 2025

    Smart Glasses for the Visually Impaired with Sensor Fusion

    Key Takeaways: Over 1 billion people globally live with visual impairment, with urban environments posing significant navigation risks due to fast-moving or sudden obstacles. A newly developed wearable device combines glasses and a smartphone to deliver …

    Source: Electro Pages - Pending
  • Published on May 8, 2025

    Trump’s 2-year reprieve gives coal plants ‘a free pass to pollute’

    Last year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gave this country’s nearly 200 remaining coal-fired power plants until 2027 to install or improve air quality monitoring devices on smokestacks to meet federal guidelines to cut hazardous pollutants …

    Source: WWNO - Louisiana - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on May 8, 2025

    Bill Gates hits out at Elon Musk for ‘killing children’ through budget cuts

    Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our …

    Source: The Independent - Center-left
  • Published on May 8, 2025

    Bill Gates Will Close Gates Foundation by 2045, Give Fortune to Global Health

    So far, 2025 has been a terrible year for global health. The Trump Administration is slashing funding to a number of international programs; closing down USAID, the government’s major aid development arm; and withdrawing U.S. membership from the World …

    Source: TIME Magazine - Center-left
  • Published on May 8, 2025

    Health board responds to damning report into surgical practices

    The Cardiff and Vale University Health Board has launched a comprehensive review of the main theatres at the University Hospital of Wales after an internal staff survey raised significant concerns. The report found criminal behaviour by staff, including …

    Source: Penarth Times - Pending
  • Published on May 8, 2025

    Bill Gates says Elon Musk is 'killing' the world's poorest children amid US foreign aid cuts

    Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has launched a blistering attack on Tesla CEO Elon Musk, accusing the world’s richest man of “killing the world’s poorest children” by backing huge cuts to US foreign aid. Gates made the remarks as he unveiled a plan to give …

    Source: The Indian Express - Center-left
  • Published on May 8, 2025

    Despite Guideline Update, Universal HBV Screening Uptake Remains Suboptimal

    Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection often presents without symptoms. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 580,000 to 2.4 million persons are living with HBV infection in the United States, two thirds of whom might be …

    Source: Consultant Live - Pending
  • Published on May 8, 2025

    Aid group closes soup kitchens across Gaza due to dwindling supplies

    A UNICEF spokesperson said most of Gaza’s water system is damaged, while fuel shortages make it harder to operate desalination plants or water trucks. Shortages due to blockade drive hunger, malnutrition Malnutrition and hunger are becoming increasingly …

    Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia - Neutral
  • Published on May 8, 2025

    Stopped by sea

    As the International Court of Justice wound up hearings on Israel’s two-month blockade of Gaza, a small ship carrying aid for the strip was struck and disabled by two Israeli drones while in international waters off Malta. The Maltese authorities have …

    Source: Gulf Today - Pro-Government

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