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Back to EpisodesHow many avoidable deaths could occur by 2030 if abrupt funding cuts to USAID are not reversed?
Episode 528
Published 1 year, 1 month ago
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A Lancet analysis warns that USAID cuts could cause over 14 million preventable deaths by 2030, reversing decades of progress against infectious diseases. The TARGET Protein Trial found high-protein nutrition in ICU patients did not improve outcomes and may raise risks in kidney injury. A study in npj Vaccines showed older adults getting AS01-adjuvanted shingles or RSV vaccines had lower dementia risk, possibly due to immune effects. These findings stress the importance of global health funding, cautious ICU nutrition, and more research on vaccines and neurodegeneration.