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• [New] The Education Department office that oversees special education and employment programs for adults with disabilities will move to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Education Week
• Many disability advocates fear that moving the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services to the Department of Health and Human Services will reinforce stigma by associating disability with an agency dealing largely in health care and medical issues. New America
• In the West Bank, more than one third of essential medicines is out of stock and over 11,000 surgeries have been postponed since the beginning of 2026, the Palestinian Ministry of Health warns. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitar
• Both the World Health Organization and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommend that most adults do at least two sessions of muscle strengthening activity per week, as well as 150 minutes of cardio, to see health benefits such as a lower risk of death. Scientific American
• Taiwan currently has approximately 120,000 long-term care workers, but the Ministry of Health and Welfare projects that demand will reach over 160,000 by 2030, leaving a gap of nearly 40,000. Prof. Hung-Yi Chen

Last updated: 09 July 2026