The World Health Organization (WHO) expresses deep concern on the implications of the immediate funding pause for HIV programmes in low- and middle-income countries. These programmes provide access to...

A groundbreaking study finds doctors affiliated with hospitals and private equity firms are charging billions more annually than independent general practitioners.

After the murder of health insurance executive Brian Thompson, the industry is facing a public reckoning. Will it be enough to deliver change?

Needs assessment by NGO reveals the huge psychological impact of the war with Israel on young people

The death of Dr. Joda brings the total number of medical personnel killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip to 1,750.

HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) could be provided in community pharmacies in Wales from autumn 2025, the Welsh government has told The Pharmaceutical Journal. In a written update on the ‘HIV Action Plan for Wales 2023–2026’, published on 18 November 2024, Jeremy Miles, cabinet secretary for health and social care, said that Wales was making “encouraging […]

The US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the largest global health investment ever by any country to address a single disease, faces a crucial inflection point. Before PEPFAR was created, more than 20 million people had died of AIDS, nearly 5 million acquired HIV annually, and health systems were severely weakened as HIV ravaged communities. Since 2003, PEPFAR's investments have enabled a vast expansion of HIV treatment and prevention in partner countries. As of 2024, PEPFAR and partner governments have saved more than 26 million lives, protected 7·8 million infants from HIV infection, and averted orphanhood for more than 8 million children.