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Fewer than 2% of Africans who need hearing aids have them, but new solutions offer hope

Hearing loss affects more than 1.5 billion people worldwide. Close to 80% live in low - and middle - income countries, where hearing care is out of reach for most. In Africa, an estimated 136 million people live with hearing loss, a figure expected to more than double to 337…

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‘We all have an expiry date’: Kimberly Akimbo, the achingly funny musical about a teen with a 64-year-old body

The uplifting, award-winning show about a girl ageing four times too fast electrified New York. As it hits the UK, co-creator Jeanine Tesori talks about being inspired by the Aids crisis and all her friends who died young

The Guardian - UK

7 Powerful Benefits of Physiotherapy for Stroke Recovery

A stroke can change everyday life in a matter of minutes. Walking, speaking, reaching for a cup or even maintaining balance may suddenly become difficult. But recovery does not necessarily stop when emergency treatment ends. This is where physiotherapy can become an important part of rehabilitation. Through carefully planned movement,…

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An Arthritis Drug Could Be an Unexpected Breakthrough for People With Severe Hair Loss

A Phase 3 trial reveals that upadacitinib, an arthritis drug, significantly aids hair regrowth in severe alopecia areata patients, with over half achieving 80% scalp coverage within six months.

International Business Times UK

The world is being driven to the brink by thugs and dictators, but there is a route to a brighter future

It’s no surprise some analysts say we are already in the midst of the third world war, but ordinary people have more power than we think, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK

‘Like a tired boxer, battered by applause’: as Andrew Scott’s biopic premieres, Richard Eyre remembers Ian Charleson’s superb, near-death Hamlet

In 1989, the Chariots of Fire actor took on the incredible task of playing Shakespeare’s prince while terminally ill from Aids. This weekend sees the world premiere of Elsinore, a new film about the episode, itself heavily-tipped for awards

The Guardian - UK

Groove Armada on the devastating hearing loss caused by dance music: ‘I was slightly in denial’

The duo’s Tom Findlay and Andy Cato reveal they now wear ear protection during gigs, and that hearing aids have been ‘transformative’ for one of them

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Disabled Father Says He Was Beaten by ICE Agents, Denied Medical Care in Detention

Detainee was stripped of his cane, hearing aids and medication; case highlights pattern of mistreatment of those with disabilities, attorney says.

Capital & Main

Firm fined for hounding elderly people with nuisance calls claiming to stop … nuisance calls

Elderly Aids Ltd, which sells call-blocking devices, made 758,053 cold calls between May 2024 and February 2025

The Guardian - UK

Firm fined for hounding OAPs with nuisance calls claiming to sell call-blockers

The Information Commissioner’s Office said Elderly Aids Limited had deliberately targeted elderly people, making nearly 760,000 cold calls.

Evening Standard

The Disappearers by Marlon James review – a scorching exposé of homophobia in Jamaica

This Booker-listed epic set in Aids-era Kingston is a triumph – bitter, bawdy and ravishingly queer

The Guardian - UK

NHS England is getting a breakthrough HIV drug – but the rest of the world needs it too

COMMENT: Game-changing HIV drug Lenacapavir will soon be saving lives across the country, writes Molly Thompson, yet marginalised communities in the global south who made this possible still don’t have access

The Independent UK

In 1993, a mother planted the first tree for her late son Ryan: Israel planned an entire 10,000-Tree forest around it

Jeanne White planted a tree in Israel to honor her son Ryan White's fight against AIDS. This act initiated a memorial forest for those lost to the epidemic. Ryan became a national symbol of courage and AIDS education advocate. His story highlighted discrimination and fear surrounding the disease. The forest…

The Times of India

Solidarity makes science accessible for all – this is the roadmap for ending the AIDS epidemic

COMMENT: The 26th International AIDS Conference in Rio painted two very different pictures of the fight against HIV and AIDS, Dan Glass writes

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‘Reaching 50 is a success story’: how one trans woman survived HIV and stigma in Latin America

Erika Castellanos has beaten the life expectancy of 35 for a transgender woman in the region, but warns aid cuts and a rollback in human rights risk reversing efforts to end Aids

The Guardian - UK

Sanctuary review – tender, uplifting portrait of love in the Aids crisis

Jacob Sparrow’s award-winning two-hander finds hope and humanity amid the prejudice and loss of the 1990s

Times Life

Chronic Ear Infections During Childhood Can Lead to Permanent Hearing Loss in Adults

What Chronic Otitis Media Does Inside the EarEach time the middle ear fills with fluid or pus and goes untreated, it puts pressure on three tiny bones, the malleus, incus, and stapes, that are responsible for transmitting sound vibrations to the cochlea. One or two infections, resolved properly, leave no…

Times Life

7 Early Signs of Hearing Loss That Most Indians Blame on Something Else Entirely

1. Asking People to Repeat Themselves, Blamed on MumblingThe most common early sign of auditory decline is also the easiest to deflect. When someone with early hearing loss misses words in conversation, the immediate instinct is to blame the speaker: "You talk too fast," "the TV was on," "your mask…

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Are Your OTC Medications Still Safe After 65? Here’s What Changes

Nearly 90% of adults over 65 take at least one medication regularly, and many also rely on over-the-counter pain relievers, allergy medicines, sleep aids, and...

The Guardian - US

Sex, drugs and serial killers: inside Ryan Murphy and Bret Easton Ellis’s lurid TV thriller

The Shards brings the cocaine-addled teens of a 1980s prep school to life with a cast of newcomers and a heavy dose of sleaze

Reason

Brickbat: Where in the World?

The U.S. State Department apologized after showing a map of Africa at an international AIDS conference in Brazil that mislabeled every… The post Brickbat: Where in the World? appeared first on Reason.com.

The Guardian - US

Brazil’s HIV advocates say they predicted USAID funding cuts: ‘We would see the trends’

At the Aids 2026 conference, Brazilian advocates said health systems need to be more independent from foreign funding

The Guardian - US

HIV prevention drug could reduce cases globally but USAID cuts prevent access, say experts

Injectable PrEP drug holds promise but investment in HIV prevention has declined dramatically worldwide

International Business Times UK

US Health Envoy Showed African Leaders an AI-Watermarked Map With Every Country in the Wrong Place

A US health envoy's presentation at the AIDS 2026 conference featured an AI-generated map that mislabelled African countries, highlighting concerns over AI's role.

International Business Times UK

Trump Staff Cuts Blamed After Watermarked OpenAI Map Mislabels Africa at AIDS Conference

A US State Department map made with OpenAI tools mislabelled every African country at the AIDS 2026 summit, and a former official blamed Trump's deep staffing cuts.

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