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Bill Gates never studied at University of Washington, but it paid him $500 as a teen; 5 decades later, Microsoft co-founder is giving it $540 million

Bill Gates never attended the University of Washington, but the school played a surprising role in his early computer journey, paying him $500 as a teenager and giving him valuable access to computers. More than five decades later, the Microsoft co-founder is returning the favor, with the Gates Foundation committing…

The Economic Times

Gates Foundation's $540 million gift to science comes as the federal government pulls back on funding

The historic gift to a University of Washington research institute lands as the federal government retreats from funding science.

Fortune

Alcohol Consumption Linked to 20 Health Outcomes in Nature Health Study of 843 Papers, with Cancer Risk at Any Level

A June 2026 Nature Health study by IHME analyzed 843 studies across 20 health outcomes, confirming alcohol raises cancer risk at any level while showing nuanced cardiometabolic findings.

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Philanthropy is reshaping global health. Here’s how

Over the past two decades, global health has undergone a profound transformation. As public funding for international health and development has become increasingly unpredictable, private philanthropy has largely stepped in to fund global programmes.

The Conversation

Now is the time for a COVID-19 synthesis

Collective trauma has made talk about the pandemic overwhelming. Five years on, it’s time to apply lessons learned

Salon

Over half of all adults will be overweight or obese by 2050, study shows

Nearly 60 percent of all adults and a third of all children in the world will be overweight or obese by 2050 unless governments take action, a large new study said Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

Warning more than 39m could die from antibiotic-resistant infections

AMR occurs when bacteria and diseases evolve to no longer respond to drugs designed to treat the infection

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Dr. Ashkan Afshin Is Steadily Unlocking The Potential Of Biotechnology To Revolutionize Healthcare

Dr. Afshin's early career was marked by his work at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington, an institute funded by the Gates Foundation.

International Business Times

Global fertility rate to plunge by end of century, study says

The population of almost every country will be shrinking by the end of the century, according to a major study that attempts to forecast the future for the world’s populations and warns of the impacts on economies and geopolitics.

Radio France Internationale

Global Fertility Rate To Keep Plummeting, Major Study Warns

The population of almost every country will be shrinking by the end of the century, a major study said Wednesday, warning that baby booms in developing nations and busts in rich ones will drive massive social change.

International Business Times

Surging Nerve System Disorders Now Top Cause Of Illness: Study

Conditions affecting the nervous system -- such as strokes, migraines and dementia -- have surged past heart disease to become the leading cause of ill health worldwide, a major new analysis said on Friday.

International Business Times

Covid Lowered Life Expectancy By 1.6 Years Worldwide: Study

Covid-19 caused the average life expectancy of people worldwide to fall by 1.6 years during the first two years of the pandemic, a more dramatic decline than previously thought, a major study said Tuesday.

International Business Times

Arthritis now affects 15% of those over the age of 30. These 6 factors could put you at risk

It may surprise you, but even adults in their 20's, 30's, and 40's can develop arthritis, experts say. Here's why.

Fortune

Factbox-How countries have legislated after mass shootings

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has proposed new gun control measures after two mass shootings in which 17 people were killed, including at least eight children.

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The public health organization that forecast 1 million COVID deaths in China says a 'tripledemic' could push the death toll even higher: 'They never had a Plan B'

The figure doesn’t take into account other viruses like RSV and flu, which are hitting other countries especially hard this year and may also strike China, one expert told Fortune.

Asharq Al-Awsat

New COVID Model Predicts over 1 Mln Deaths in China through 2023

China's abrupt lifting of stringent COVID-19 restrictions could result in an explosion of cases and over a million deaths through 2023, according to new projections from the US-based Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). According to the group's projections, cases in China would peak around April 1, when deaths…

Reuters

New COVID model predicts over 1 million deaths in China through 2023

China's abrupt lifting of stringent COVID-19 restrictions could result in an explosion of cases and over a million deaths through 2023, according to new projections from the U.S.-based Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).

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The world has reached 8 billion people — but soon we'll hit a decline we'll never reverse

This week, the world's population ticks over a historic milestone. But in the next century, society will be reshaped dramatically — and soon we'll hit a decline we'll never reverse.

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The Independent UK

Smoking and drinking alcohol cause almost half of all cancer deaths, study finds

Between 2010 and 2019, cancer deaths due to risk factors rose by 20.4% globally, increasing from 3.7 million to 4.45 million.

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