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FDA approves HIV prevention drug taken

HIV prevention drug lenacapavir approved by FDA as twice-yearly injection

Clinical trials showed 99.9% of participants who received the drug, called Yeztugo from company Gilead Sciences, remained HIV negative.

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FDA approves twice-a-year injection for HIV prevention

A drug currently used to treat certain HIV infections has also, on Wednesday, received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to be used to prevent HIV.

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FDA Approves Gilead's Twice-Yearly Injection for HIV Prevention

WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Gilead Sciences' lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injection for preventing HIV infection in adults and adolescents. The drug, part of a class of drugs known as capsid inhibitors,

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New CDC advisers will skip some expected topics and explore a target of antivaccine activists

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisers meet next week. Their agenda suggests they’ll skip some ...

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CDC urges summer camps to check for measles immunity, as U.S. nears record

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now urging summer camp operators to check for documentation of ...

After RFK Jr. overhauls CDC panel, measles and flu vaccines are up for debate

Kennedy Jr. in the country's top health position, use of a long-approved vaccine against measles, mumps, rubella, and ...

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Drug overdoses are increasing for the first time in years and health experts are trying to figure out why

Drug overdoses are increasing for the first time in years and health experts are trying to figure out why - Street drug ...

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Cooling centers, resources for those without AC in St. Louis

Temperatures are climbing in the St. Louis region, and so are the health risks. Excessive heat is one of the leading ...

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Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Awards Top 15 Youth-Led Health Innovations Under Bingwa PLUS Programme

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has announced 15 youth-led innovations as winners of the Bingwa PLUS Y-Health Incubator Pitch Competition, marking a significant ...

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CDC rehires 450 employees fired from HIV prevention, environmental centers

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the latest agency in the Health and Human Services Department to rehire ...

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Hundreds of laid-off CDC employees are being reinstated

More than 460 laid-off employees at the nation’s top public health agency are being reinstated. That’s according to a union ...

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