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A new HIV drug promises 99.9% protection. But it's making Indian health activists wary; Why?
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved lenacapavir, a new injectable drug that claims to offer 99.9% ...
New HIV drug’s global access hangs in the balance
HIV and global health activists say the deployment of Gilead’s twice-a-year HIV prevention shot is the world’s best chance to ...
Groundbreaking twice-a-year HIV drug that could stop transmission approved
The United States has approved a twice-a-year jab that almost entirely protects against HIV in what’s being hailed as a ...
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6 things to know about lenacapavir, what experts call a ‘wonder drug’ for preventing HIV
The Food and Drug Administration approved the preventative use of lenacapavir, made by Gilead Sciences, on Wednesday. Experts ...
NIH office to phase out HIV guidelines by next year
The National Institutes of Health office responsible for issuing federal guidelines related to treatment of HIV and AIDS ...
HIV Drug Potentially Effective Against Diabetic Eye Disease
The drug, lamivudine, appears to improve vision that’s being threatened by diabetic macular edema (DME), an eye condition in ...
The Observer2d
Byanyima urges realistic price cut on Shs 100m/yr HIV prevention drug
General, Winnie Byanyima, has called for a drastic and transparent reduction in the cost of lenacapavir, a twice-yearly ...
Scientists develop new drug for virus affecting lakhs each year, offers 99.9% protection with two injections, it is priced at Rs...
More than a million people are infected every year with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), despite decades of work ...