<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
     xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
     xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
     xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/"
     xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
     xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
     xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">
<channel>
<title>Morning&amp;apos;s Compass for Clarity &#45; : Health</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/rss/category/health-truth</link>
<description>Morning&amp;apos;s Compass for Clarity &#45; : Health</description>
<dc:language>en</dc:language>
<dc:rights>Copyright© Am&#45;Devel 2003&#45;2025 All Rights Reserved.</dc:rights>

<item>
<title>Susan Leeman, 95, Dies; Explored How the Brain Influences the Body</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/5018</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/5018</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In an era of overt sexism in the sciences, she made two major discoveries, including identifying a chemical signal in the brain linked to chronic pain and migraines. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com" length="49398" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Susan, Leeman, 95, Dies, Explored, How, the, Brain, Influences, the, Body</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Leah Stavenhagen, Advocate for Young Women With A.L.S., Dies at 33</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/5019</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/5019</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ She started a group intended to counter the notion that A.L.S. was an “older white man’s disease.” ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202603/image_870x580_69a9312479545.jpg" length="110632" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Leah, Stavenhagen, Advocate, for, Young, Women, With, A.L.S., Dies</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Another C.D.C. Vaccine Skeptic Steps Down</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/5020</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/5020</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Dr. Ralph Abraham, the agency’s principal deputy director, has called the Covid vaccines “dangerous.” Other skeptics have recently left federal health roles. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202603/image_870x580_69a93125062a0.jpg" length="75060" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Another, C.D.C., Vaccine, Skeptic, Steps, Down</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>‘The Pitt’ Is Showing Us the Complicated Reality of Psychosis</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/5015</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/5015</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Subtle signs of mental distress often emerge before severe symptoms. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com" length="75060" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>‘The, Pitt’, Showing, the, Complicated, Reality, Psychosis</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Leader of Columbia Brain Institute Quits Over Friendship With Epstein</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/5016</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/5016</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Nobel laureate Richard Axel is not accused of wrongdoing but called his association with Jeffrey Epstein a “serious error in judgment.” ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202603/image_870x580_69a93123737b2.jpg" length="98618" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Leader, Columbia, Brain, Institute, Quits, Over, Friendship, With, Epstein</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>15 States Sue the Trump Administration Over Vaccine Schedule Revisions</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/5017</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/5017</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Federal health officials have pared back the number of shots recommended for children. The states, led by Democrats, say the changes were not based on science. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202603/image_870x580_69a93123d6695.jpg" length="60067" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>States, Sue, the, Trump, Administration, Over, Vaccine, Schedule, Revisions</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>New A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/5013</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/5013</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Trump administration is proposing Obamacare plans that it says will lower health insurance premiums. But critics warn they would make care unaffordable. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202603/image_870x580_69a931225439c.jpg" length="101231" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>New, A.C.A., Plans, Could, Increase, Family, Deductibles, 31, 000</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>C.D.C.’s New Acting Director Draws Unexpected Praise From Agency Staff</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/5014</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/5014</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, who was appointed to the role last week, has offered to publicly endorse vaccination, in particular the measles vaccine, winning over some agency employees. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202603/image_870x580_69a93122d7522.jpg" length="89276" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>C.D.C.’s, New, Acting, Director, Draws, Unexpected, Praise, From, Agency, Staff</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Banks Are Becoming Bulwarks for Vulnerable Seniors</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/5011</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/5011</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Older Americans are losing billions of dollars annually to financial exploitation. Banks and investment firms are training employees to spot red flags and stop the transactions. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202603/image_870x580_69a931217479f.jpg" length="49613" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Banks, Are, Becoming, Bulwarks, for, Vulnerable, Seniors</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Iris Cantor, Philanthropist and Art Collector, Dies at 95</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/5012</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/5012</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ She and her husband, the financier B. Gerald Cantor, amassed one of the largest private collections of Rodin artworks, donating much of it to museums around the world. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202603/image_870x580_69a93121c93e5.jpg" length="51379" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Iris, Cantor, Philanthropist, and, Art, Collector, Dies</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>How the Psychedelic Drug Ibogaine Changed Me Forever</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/5008</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/5008</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Veterans and others who have suffered trauma and injuries are flocking to clinics around the world to take ibogaine. My own reason was deeply personal. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com" length="51379" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, the, Psychedelic, Drug, Ibogaine, Changed, Forever</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>States Move to Limit Access to H.I.V. Treatment</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/5009</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/5009</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Citing rising costs and shortfalls in federal support, about 20 states are toughening eligibility requirements for patients in drug assistance programs. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202603/image_870x580_69a931206d69d.jpg" length="65056" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>States, Move, Limit, Access, H.I.V., Treatment</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Elite Doctors Served Jeffrey Epstein While Treating His ‘Girls’</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/5010</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/5010</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A small stable of doctors gave V.I.P. medical services to the sex offender and the women around him. Some doctors bent or broke the ethical rules of their profession. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202603/image_870x580_69a93120f2e65.jpg" length="89823" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Elite, Doctors, Served, Jeffrey, Epstein, While, Treating, His, ‘Girls’</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Veterans Affairs Department Cut Thousands of Roles for Doctors and Nurses</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/5006</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/5006</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Trump administration has eliminated health care positions left vacant after a wave of resignations and retirements at the V.A. last year. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202603/image_870x580_69a9311f42b99.jpg" length="68078" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Veterans, Affairs, Department, Cut, Thousands, Roles, for, Doctors, and, Nurses</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>As Kennedy Turns From Vaccines, MAHA Allies See a ‘Betrayal’</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/5007</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/5007</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As the midterm elections approach, the health secretary is focusing on “real food.” Anger is rising among some of his supporters. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202603/image_870x580_69a9311fc4928.jpg" length="98416" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Kennedy, Turns, From, Vaccines, MAHA, Allies, See, ‘Betrayal’</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>In South Carolina Measles Outbreak, Vaccine Skepticism Led to Largest Outbreak Since 2000</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/5004</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/5004</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Spartanburg County in South Carolina is ground zero for the largest measles outbreak since 2000. One school has a vaccination rate of 21 percent. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202603/image_870x580_69a9311e2a466.jpg" length="62637" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>South, Carolina, Measles, Outbreak, Vaccine, Skepticism, Led, Largest, Outbreak, Since, 2000</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>A Danish Program Takes On the Stigma of Mental Illness</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/5005</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/5005</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ One of Us, run by Denmark’s health ministry, works with people with mental health conditions to share their stories in schools, hospitals and police stations, helping turn fear into understanding. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202603/image_870x580_69a9311eb1efe.jpg" length="116708" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Danish, Program, Takes, the, Stigma, Mental, Illness</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>In Sierra Leone, a New Maternal Hospital Aims to be the Blueprint</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/5002</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/5002</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The country has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. Isata Dumbuya, a nurse and midwife, has made it her mission to change that. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com" length="116708" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sierra, Leone, New, Maternal, Hospital, Aims, the, Blueprint</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Most Patients Keep Weight Off With Fewer GLP&#45;1 Shots, Study Finds</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/5003</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/5003</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In a recent review, a small group of patients received the injections less frequently but still maintained weight loss and health benefits. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202603/image_870x580_69a9311d92f0a.jpg" length="76735" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Most, Patients, Keep, Weight, Off, With, Fewer, GLP-1, Shots, Study, Finds</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Sudan civil war: Health system ‘on the verge of collapse’</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/1859</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/1859</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The war in Sudan has been tearing the country apart for almost 1,000 days, putting the country’s health system under intolerable pressure. The World Health Organization (WHO) is reporting widespread disease outbreaks, severe shortages, malnutrition and rising deaths. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com" length="76735" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 16:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sudan, civil, war:, Health, system, ‘on, the, verge, collapse’</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>How Long Should You Take Antidepressants?</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/517</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/517</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Clinical guidelines are vague, so we asked psychiatrists what to consider when deciding whether to continue taking these medications. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com" length="76735" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:32:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, Long, Should, You, Take, Antidepressants</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>A Surrogacy Firm Told Parents&#45;to&#45;Be Their Money Was Safe. Suddenly, It Vanished.</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/518</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/518</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Surro Connections held itself out as a reliable business. Now, clients have lost as much as tens of thousands of dollars meant to compensate women carrying their pregnancies. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_69465f04b51a2.jpg" length="100149" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:32:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Surrogacy, Firm, Told, Parents-to-Be, Their, Money, Was, Safe., Suddenly, Vanished.</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>She Studied Mosquitoes to Prevent Malaria. Then She Lost Her Job at U.S.A.I.D.</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/516</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/516</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Jenny Carlson Donnelly traveled to malaria-affected countries to test mosquitoes and save lives. Then she lost her job at U.S.A.I.D. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_69465f036976e.jpg" length="67626" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>She, Studied, Mosquitoes, Prevent, Malaria., Then, She, Lost, Her, Job, U.S.A.I.D.</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Covid Vaccines Reduced Children’s Likelihood of E.R. and Urgent Care Visits, the C.D.C. Reported</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/515</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/515</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The vaccines were found to decrease the risk of needing medical care in the first six months after vaccination by 76 percent in children under 4, and by 56 percent in children 5 to 17. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_69465f0264511.jpg" length="73695" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Covid, Vaccines, Reduced, Children’s, Likelihood, E.R., and, Urgent, Care, Visits, the, C.D.C., Reported</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>New Eli Lilly Drug Retatrutide Brought Major Weight Loss in Trial</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/514</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/514</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The maker of Zepbound reported results from a study of retatrutide, which targets three hormones in the body and led to much more weight loss than any approved drug. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_69465f015daa4.jpg" length="109165" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:32:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>New, Eli, Lilly, Drug, Retatrutide, Brought, Major, Weight, Loss, Trial</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>F.D.A. Approves Two New Drugs to Treat Gonorrhea</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/513</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/513</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The sexually transmitted disease has become increasingly resistant to existing antibiotics. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_69465f005403f.jpg" length="161582" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>F.D.A., Approves, Two, New, Drugs, Treat, Gonorrhea</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Review of Medical Cannabis Use Finds Little Evidence of Benefit</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/512</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/512</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Researchers found a chasm between the health reasons for which the public seeks out cannabis and what gold-standard science actually shows about its effectiveness. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_69465eff483e9.jpg" length="55783" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Review, Medical, Cannabis, Use, Finds, Little, Evidence, Benefit</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Risk&#45;Based Screening Works as Well as Yearly Checks After 40 in Finding Breast Cancers</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/511</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/511</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A study of more than 45,000 women found that screening women according to their level of risk was as effective in detecting tumors as the one-size-fits-most screening currently recommended. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_69465efe35298.jpg" length="114774" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Risk-Based, Screening, Works, Well, Yearly, Checks, After, Finding, Breast, Cancers</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Government Can Withhold Funds From Planned Parenthood, Appeals Court Rules</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/510</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/510</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A three-judge panel threw out a lower court’s order, allowing the Trump administration to continue defunding the group and other major abortion providers. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_69465efd23ceb.jpg" length="50718" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Government, Can, Withhold, Funds, From, Planned, Parenthood, Appeals, Court, Rules</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>A Powerful New Drug Is Creating a ‘Withdrawal Crisis’ in Philadelphia</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/509</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/509</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Medetomidine, a veterinary sedative, mixed into fentanyl has sent thousands to hospitals, not only for overdose but for life-threatening withdrawal. It is spreading to other cities. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_69465efc1b8b5.jpg" length="60924" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Powerful, New, Drug, Creating, ‘Withdrawal, Crisis’, Philadelphia</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Flu Cases Skyrocket in New York City, Earlier Than Expected</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/508</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/508</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The city and surrounding region have some of the highest levels of flu-like illness in the United States. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_69465efb0b25c.jpg" length="95875" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Flu, Cases, Skyrocket, New, York, City, Earlier, Than, Expected</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>How the Pandemic Lockdowns Changed a Songbird’s Beak</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/507</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/507</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ For ecologists, the Covid-19 pandemic has presented a remarkable natural experiment in what can happen to wild animals when humans stay home. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_69465ef9f2b3e.jpg" length="94051" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, the, Pandemic, Lockdowns, Changed, Songbird’s, Beak</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Heart Association Revives Theory That Light Drinking May Be Good for You</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/506</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/506</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The American Heart Association report runs contrary to recent studies — and the group’s own guidelines — that found any amount of alcohol to be harmful. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_69465ef8e8d3d.jpg" length="71387" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Heart, Association, Revives, Theory, That, Light, Drinking, May, Good, for, You</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>HHS Cancels Grants to Group That Criticized RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Policies</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/505</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/505</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The American Academy of Pediatrics had called the department’s policies “irresponsible and purposefully misleading” and joined a lawsuit against its vaccine policy. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_69465ef7e56fa.jpg" length="93776" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>HHS, Cancels, Grants, Group, That, Criticized, RFK, Jr.’s, Vaccine, Policies</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>When Your Family Is Estranged During the Holidays</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/504</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/504</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Familial feuds have ripple effects, experts say. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_69465ef6e1922.jpg" length="99538" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>When, Your, Family, Estranged, During, the, Holidays</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Trump Moves to End Gender&#45;Related Care for Minors, Threatening Hospitals That Offer It</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/503</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/503</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Proposed new rules would punish the hospitals by pulling all federal financing. Advocates say lawsuits will follow. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_69465ef5dad92.jpg" length="65116" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trump, Moves, End, Gender-Related, Care, for, Minors, Threatening, Hospitals, That, Offer</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>How the New Cannabis Classification Could Impact Marijuana Research and Businesses</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/502</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/502</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Moving cannabis to a category of drugs that includes some common medicines will have implications for research, businesses and patients. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_69465ef4eb0f4.jpg" length="68333" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:31:48 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>How, the, New, Cannabis, Classification, Could, Impact, Marijuana, Research, and, Businesses</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>F.D.A. Turmoil Keeps Spotlight on Its Commissioner</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/501</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/501</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The agency’s high-level turnover and conflicting policy decisions on drug oversight have fueled concerns about the leadership of Dr. Marty Makary. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_69465ef3e8bf1.jpg" length="64691" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>F.D.A., Turmoil, Keeps, Spotlight, Its, Commissioner</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>R.F.K. Jr. Likely to Swap U.S. Childhood Vaccine Schedule for Denmark’s</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/500</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/500</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The shift would mean fewer shots recommended for children. But a Danish health official found the idea baffling, saying the United States was getting “crazier and crazier in public health.” ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_69465ef2d8829.jpg" length="57189" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:31:46 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>R.F.K., Jr., Likely, Swap, U.S., Childhood, Vaccine, Schedule, for, Denmark’s</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Trump Announces Pricing Deals With Nine Drugmakers</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/499</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/499</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The companies were the latest to agree to sell drugs to Medicaid and directly to consumers at discounted prices. President Trump said he would soon begin similar negotiations with health insurers. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_69465ef1c693b.jpg" length="87196" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Trump, Announces, Pricing, Deals, With, Nine, Drugmakers</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Syria’s future under threat from acute funding shortages</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/172</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/172</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Hopes for a peaceful future in post-war Syria are at risk as funding for basic services dries up, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com" length="87196" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Syria’s, future, under, threat, from, acute, funding, shortages</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Safeguarding clean water access as climate threats rise</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/169</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/169</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ As health emergencies multiply linked to the climate crisis, governments are joining forces with the UN to protect access to clean water, while data indicates that 118 million people in Europe alone live near healthcare facilities lacking basic sanitation.   ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com" length="87196" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Safeguarding, clean, water, access, climate, threats, rise</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Catch&#45;up immunisation campaign ‘a lifeline’ for Gaza’s children</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/170</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/170</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A campaign for routine immunisation, nutrition, and growth monitoring will be launched in the Gaza Strip this week with the goal of reaching 44,000 children cut off from essential life-saving services due to the devastating conflict.  ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_694658639ec4d.jpg" length="77446" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Catch-up, immunisation, campaign, ‘a, lifeline’, for, Gaza’s, children</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Around 224 million women still don’t access family planning</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/171</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/171</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Since 1990, the number of people using modern contraception methods has doubled globally but despite this, nearly 224 million women in mainly developing regions still do not use safe and effective family planning methods, according to the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_694658641db63.jpg" length="135827" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Around, 224, million, women, still, don’t, access, family, planning</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>World News in Brief: Gaza latest, Americas loses measles&#45;free status, tornado recovery in Brazil</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/167</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/167</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At least 600,000 litres of desperately needed diesel fuel has managed to enter the Gaza Strip in less than a week, UN aid coordinators OCHA said in an update. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_6946586283035.jpg" length="77460" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>World, News, Brief:, Gaza, latest, Americas, loses, measles-free, status, tornado, recovery, Brazil</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>TB cases fall for first time since pandemic</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/168</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/168</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Tuberculosis, or TB, remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers, claiming over 1.2 million lives and affecting an estimated 10.7 million people last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.  ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_69465862f3c42.jpg" length="87629" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>cases, fall, for, first, time, since, pandemic</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Gaza: War has made children violent, sad and bereft</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/164</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/164</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ More than nine in 10 children in Gaza are displaying signs of aggressive behaviour linked to more than two years of war between Hamas and Israel, welfare agencies have reported.  ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_694658615697b.jpg" length="72818" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:03:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Gaza:, War, has, made, children, violent, sad, and, bereft</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Ethiopia: UN supports response to potentially deadly virus outbreak</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/165</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/165</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting Ethiopia as the country faces a suspected viral haemorraghic fever outbreak in the south, the UN agency said on Thursday.  ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com" length="72818" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:03:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ethiopia:, supports, response, potentially, deadly, virus, outbreak</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Protecting lives in a warming world: Health takes centre stage at COP30</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/166</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/166</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Hailed by Brazil as “a crucial moment to demonstrate the strength of the health sector in global climate action,” a blueprint for global health systems to adapt to rising temperatures and extreme weather has been launched at the COP30 UN climate conference. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_694658621188e.jpg" length="126464" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:03:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Protecting, lives, warming, world:, Health, takes, centre, stage, COP30</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Malaria vaccine price cut set to protect 7 million more children by 2030</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/161</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/161</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Vaccine alliance Gavi and children’s agency UNICEF have struck a new pricing deal that will sharply cut the cost of a key malaria vaccine and make it possible to protect nearly seven million additional children by 2030, the agencies announced on Sunday. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_694658604efc7.jpg" length="68069" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Malaria, vaccine, price, cut, set, protect, million, more, children, 2030</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>UN calls for legal safeguards for AI in healthcare</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/162</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/162</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Use of artificial intelligence (AI) is accelerating in healthcare – but basic legal safety nets that protect patients and health workers are lacking. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_69465860b41c2.jpg" length="49090" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>calls, for, legal, safeguards, for, healthcare</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Diabetes now affects 1 in 6 pregnancies: What you need to know</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/163</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/163</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Diabetes is one of the world’s fastest-growing health challenges – and its impact stretches across every life stage, from childhood to older age. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com" length="49090" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Diabetes, now, affects, pregnancies:, What, you, need, know</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Global measles cases surge as 30 million children miss vaccines, UN health agency warns</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/158</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/158</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Measles deaths have dropped by 88 per cent since 2000 – yet an estimated 95,000 people, mostly children, still died from the virus last year, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday.   ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com" length="49090" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Global, measles, cases, surge, million, children, miss, vaccines, health, agency, warns</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Global HIV response facing worst setback in decades, UNAIDS warns</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/159</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/159</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The global response to HIV is facing its most serious setback in decades, UNAIDS warned on Tuesday, as abrupt funding cuts and a deteriorating human rights environment disrupt prevention and treatment services across dozens of countries. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_6946585fafaa7.jpg" length="85550" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Global, HIV, response, facing, worst, setback, decades, UNAIDS, warns</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Amputee footballers reclaim hope amid Gaza’s ruins</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/160</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/160</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Farah Youssef refused to let the loss of her leg four years ago during conflict in Gaza to sideline her ambitions. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com" length="85550" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Amputee, footballers, reclaim, hope, amid, Gaza’s, ruins</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>HIV and AIDS: Despite funding setbacks, prevention sees progress</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/155</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/155</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Pooja Mishra’s health kept worsening until she began treatment for HIV at age 19, two years after her diagnosis. From wondering if she’d ever be able to live a normal life, today she is youth coordinator at a coalition for people with the disease in India. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com" length="85550" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>HIV, and, AIDS:, Despite, funding, setbacks, prevention, sees, progress</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>‘Every step a struggle:’ Nigerian woman with disabilities leads push for dignity and inclusion</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/156</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/156</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A woman living with disabilities in a camp for displaced people in Nigeria is demonstrating why it is essential that people like her are included in society and how dignity can be protected even in the harshest places. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_6946585ea1eb5.jpg" length="136244" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>‘Every, step, struggle:’, Nigerian, woman, with, disabilities, leads, push, for, dignity, and, inclusion</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>World News in Brief: Children hit by HIV funding gaps, risks to Pakistan’s courts, minority exclusion</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/157</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/157</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Children and adolescents living with HIV continue to be left behind in access to early diagnosis, life-saving treatment and care, as shrinking funding threatens to reverse decades of progress, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday, ahead of World AIDS Day. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_6946585f14e3f.jpg" length="54700" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>World, News, Brief:, Children, hit, HIV, funding, gaps, risks, Pakistan’s, courts, minority, exclusion</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Malaria: Drug resistance and underfunding threaten progress towards eliminating killer disease</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/152</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/152</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The authoritative World Health Organization (WHO) World Malaria Report, published on Thursday, shows that resistance to antimalarial drugs now poses one of the most acute risks to control efforts across Africa and beyond. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_6946585d6044f.jpg" length="94931" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Malaria:, Drug, resistance, and, underfunding, threaten, progress, towards, eliminating, killer, disease</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>African football legends join forces to give a red card to polio</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/153</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/153</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Six African football legends are urging the continent to unite and step up efforts to vaccinate every child against the life-threatening polio virus.   ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com" length="94931" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>African, football, legends, join, forces, give, red, card, polio</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>WHO backs wider use of weight&#45;loss medicines, calling obesity a chronic disease</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/154</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/154</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its first guideline on the use of a new class of weight-loss medicines, marking a significant shift in global health policy as obesity rates continue to rise.  ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_6946585def70a.jpg" length="46878" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>WHO, backs, wider, use, weight-loss, medicines, calling, obesity, chronic, disease</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Gaza’s maternal and newborn health system ‘decimated’, UN warns</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/149</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/149</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Gaza’s health system for mothers and newborns has been “decimated”, the UN said on Thursday, with Israeli attacks destroying almost all hospitals, cutting off medical supplies and driving sharp rises in maternal deaths, miscarriages and newborn fatalities amid mass displacement and hunger. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_6946585c5d988.jpg" length="88109" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Gaza’s, maternal, and, newborn, health, system, ‘decimated’, warns</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Traditional medicine use is now a global reality: WHO</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/150</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/150</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The vast majority of World Health Organization (WHO) member States say 40 to 90 per cent of their populations now use traditional medicine.   ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com" length="88109" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Traditional, medicine, use, now, global, reality:, WHO</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>First Person: Small acts, lasting impact, boost dignity for women in Lao PDR</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/151</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/151</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Supporting colleagues facing potential sexual exploitation or abuse (PSEA) in the workplace, may start with small acts of recognition but can have lasting positive impacts, according to a UN member of staff working in the Southeast Asian country, Lao People&#039;s Democratic Republic. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_6946585cf3b33.jpg" length="72157" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>First, Person:, Small, acts, lasting, impact, boost, dignity, for, women, Lao, PDR</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>New influenza variant is surging, but vaccination still our best bet: WHO</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/146</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/146</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Amid an early start to the Northern Hemisphere influenza season a new variant of the virus is rapidly gaining ground - but vaccination remains the “most effective defence”, the UN health agency said on Tuesday. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_6946585b5b426.jpg" length="67538" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>New, influenza, variant, surging, but, vaccination, still, our, best, bet:, WHO</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>World News in Brief: Landmark disease and mental health declaration, Afghan hunger deepens, DR Congo refugee crisis</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/147</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/147</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ World leaders meeting at the UN General Assembly have adopted a historic global declaration to tackle noncommunicable diseases and mental health conditions together, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Tuesday. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com" length="67538" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>World, News, Brief:, Landmark, disease, and, mental, health, declaration, Afghan, hunger, deepens, Congo, refugee, crisis</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>WHO expert group reaffirms no link between vaccines and autism</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/148</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/148</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A World Health Organization (WHO) expert committee has again confirmed that there is no causal link between vaccines and autism spectrum disorders (ASD), following a new review of global scientific evidence. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_6946585bebb62.jpg" length="76492" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>WHO, expert, group, reaffirms, link, between, vaccines, and, autism</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Calming the mind and promoting global peace on World Meditation Day</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/143</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/143</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Meditation, which has its roots in religious, yogic and secular traditions from various civilisations, calls for living in the present moment.  ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com" length="76492" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Calming, the, mind, and, promoting, global, peace, World, Meditation, Day</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Can traditional medicine strengthen modern healthcare? An expert weighs in </title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/144</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/144</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Ginger and cinnamon are more than just ingredients. Along with other spices, their medicinal value is gaining both attention and legitimacy. ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_6946585abc556.jpg" length="150003" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Can, traditional, medicine, strengthen, modern, healthcare, expert weighs in </media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>World News in Brief: Progress on hunger in Asia&#45;Pacific, key Gaza pipeline repaired, flu hits Europe hard</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/145</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/145</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ While the Asia and Pacific region has made notable progress in reducing hunger, persistent challenges remain in addressing malnutrition, food insecurity and unequal access to healthy diets, a new UN report published on Wednesday concludes.  ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com" length="150003" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>World, News, Brief:, Progress, hunger, Asia-Pacific, key, Gaza, pipeline, repaired, flu, hits, Europe, hard</media:keywords>
</item>

<item>
<title>Scientists find &amp;quot;heart boosters&amp;quot; in the daily diet</title>
<link>https://www.am-devel.com/14</link>
<guid>https://www.am-devel.com/14</guid>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<enclosure url="https://www.am-devel.com/uploads/images/202512/image_870x580_694016fcf0f34.jpg" length="79533" type="image/jpeg"/>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 22:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Am-Devel</dc:creator>
<media:keywords></media:keywords>
</item>

</channel>
</rss>