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July 14, 2025 Comment off

New WHO Guidelines Endorse “Vaccine-Like” HIV Prevention Injection

KIGALI, July 14, 2025 – The World Health Organization today recommended the use of injectable lenacapavir (administered twice yearly) as an additional pre‑exposure prophylaxis option for HIV prevention. Announced at the International AIDS Society Conference in Kigali, Rwanda, the decision marks a turning point in HIV prevention strategy. Lenacapavir, a long‑acting capsid inhibitor branded as […]

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July 12, 2025 Comment off

South Korea medical students end 17‑month boycott of classes

SEOUL, July 12, 2025 – Thousands of South Korean medical students have officially ended their 17-month boycott of university classes, marking a major shift in a prolonged standoff with the government over healthcare reform. The protest, which began in early 2024, was triggered by a controversial plan to increase medical school admissions by 2,000 students […]

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July 11, 2025 Comment off

Swiss approval opens door for first malaria treatment in tiny infants

GENEVA, July 11 — Swiss regulators have approved the first-ever antimalarial drug specifically designed for newborns weighing less than 11 pounds, marking a breakthrough in efforts to treat the disease in the most vulnerable infants. Pharmaceutical giant Novartis developed the new formulation of artemether-lumefantrine, designed as a cherry-flavored, rapidly dissolving tablet that can be given […]

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July 9, 2025 Comment off

First-ever herpes-based therapy to treat severe skin cancer could soon be approved

Los Angeles, 9 July — A genetically modified herpes simplex virus, RP1, in combination with nivolumab, has shown the ability to shrink and even eliminate advanced melanoma tumors—including those not directly injected—in early clinical trials. This pioneering approach in oncolytic virotherapy offers hope for patients with treatment-resistant melanoma. In a phase 1/2 trial involving 140 patients […]

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July 5, 2025 Comment off

New Neurons Still Form in the Adult Brain — Even in Late Life

STOCKHOLM, July 5, 2025 – New research from Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet has confirmed that the human brain continues to generate new neurons in the hippocampus well into later life. The findings, published in the journal Science, challenge long-standing beliefs that adult neurogenesis is negligible or absent in older adults. The team examined postmortem brain samples […]

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July 3, 2025 Comment off

International medical graduates blocked from starting US residencies

WASHINGTON, July 3, 2025 – Hundreds of international medical graduates (IMGs) who matched to U.S. residency programs this year are unable to begin their training due to delays and denials in securing J-1 visas. The issue is leaving hospitals across the country understaffed, especially in underserved and rural areas that rely heavily on foreign-trained doctors. […]

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