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  "id": 2977584,
  "title": "Iran's medicine crisis prices patients out of treatment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/irans-medicine-crisis-prices-patients-out-of-treatment",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-24T08:13:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/iran-s-medicine-crisis-prices-patients-out-of-treatment/a-78455430?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A single chemotherapy session in Iran can cost six times the monthly minimum wage. As drug prices soar and medicine shortages persist, doctors say more patients are delaying or abandoning treatment they cannot afford.",
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        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Iran's medicine crisis prices patients out of treatment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/irans-medicine-crisis-prices-patients-out-of-treatment-2980429",
        "published": "2026-08-24T08:13:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}