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USA issues stop-work order on global aid

What will President Trump’s order stopping work on foreign aid projects mean for global health?

What will President Trump’s order stopping work on foreign aid projects mean for global health?

Also on the program, a new method for repairing heart muscles using stem cells shows promise, and do weight-loss drugs also stop the ‘food noise’ so many people hear? GP and medical journalist Graham Easton joins Claudia in studio to discuss.

Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Margaret Sessa-Hawkins
Assistant producer: Katie Tomsett

(Photo: People hold placards outside the USAID building, after Elon Musk said work is underway to shut down the US foreign aid agency in Washington, US, 3 February, 2025. Credit: Kent Nishimura/Reuters)

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