THURSDAY, July 19, 2018 — After the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced last week that certain brands of blood
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FDA Approves First Drug to Treat Smallpox
MONDAY, July 16, 2018 — TPOXX (tecovirimat) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat smallpox.
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Out-of-pocket costs put HIV prevention drug out of reach for many at risk
Public health officials are expanding efforts to get the HIV prevention pill into the hands of those at risk, in
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Drug that halts spread of ovarian cancer now available to thousands
‘Major breakthrough’ for hundreds of women with incurable ovarian cancer as NHS approves a ‘milestone’ pill that halts the spread
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One-Third of New Heroin Users Become Dependent on It
Every day, an estimated 300 to 520 people in the U.S. try heroin, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental
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Three people are infected with ‘extensively drug-resistant’ gonorrhoea
Three more travellers have become infected with ‘super gonorrhoea’ – which is resistant to antibiotics – after having unprotected sex
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Team invents universal antibody drug for HIV-1 prevention and immunotherapy
A research team led by scientists at AIDS Institute and Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of
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Doctor reveals 19 signs you could be addicted to your partner
When love is a drug: Doctor reveals 19 unhealthy signs you could be genuinely addicted to your partner ‘We can
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