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CDC staffing upheaval disrupts HIV projects and wastes money, researchers say
Dozens of HIV experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention received emails earlier in June revoking notices they ...
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 ...
Trump administration blocked from cutting local health funding for four municipalities
A federal court has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from clawing back millions in public health funding from ...
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Drug overdoses are increasing for the first time in years and health experts are trying to figure out why
Street drug overdoses are on the rise again for the first time in 17 months, according to a new report from the Centers for ...
What are the signs and symptoms of heat stroke vs. heat exhaustion? Here's what you need to know
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that heat stroke 'can cause death or permanent disability if emergency ...
The U.S. OKs twice-a-year HIV prevention shot. Could it end transmission?
The shot nearly eliminated new infections in two groundbreaking studies of people at high risk, better than daily preventive pills they can forget to take.
The FDA Approves Powerful HIV Prevention Drug
But the Trump administration’s cuts to HIV programs in the U.S. and abroad could undermine the drug’s rollout.
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HIV prevention injection approved by FDA in medical breakthrough
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the long-acting injection Lenacapavir for the prevention of HIV ...
2,770 cases of arboviral disease reported in 48 states and D.C. in 2023
In 2023, 48 states and the District of Columbia reported 2,770 human arboviral disease cases, with West Nile Virus (WNV) ...