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These Morning-After Pills May Prevent STI’s, Researchers Say

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023APOORVA MANDAVILLIComments Off on These Morning-After Pills May Prevent STI’s, Researchers Say

Taking a common antibiotic after sex greatly reduces the chances of developing syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea among men who have sex with men and among trans women.

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WHO Lists Top Fungi Health Threats

October 26, 2022October 26, 2022ANDREW JACOBSComments Off on WHO Lists Top Fungi Health Threats

The pathogens cause infections that kill millions of people each year and often go undiagnosed. Even when identified, a growing number of infections is resistant to the current crop of drugs.

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A Closer Look at the Colon Condition That Hospitalized the Pope

July 5, 2021July 6, 2021APOORVA MANDAVILLIComments Off on A Closer Look at the Colon Condition That Hospitalized the Pope

Francis suffered a disorder that is relatively common and treatable, and doctors expect him to make a full recovery.

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Drug Giants Create Fund to Bolster Struggling Antibiotic Start-Ups

July 9, 2020ANDREW JACOBSComments Off on Drug Giants Create Fund to Bolster Struggling Antibiotic Start-Ups

New medicines are desperately needed to treat a growing number of drug-resistant infections, but many companies developing the drugs are short on cash and investments.

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Doctors Heavily Overprescribed Antibiotics Early in the Pandemic

June 4, 2020June 5, 2020ANDREW JACOBSComments Off on Doctors Heavily Overprescribed Antibiotics Early in the Pandemic

Now they are using lessons from the experience to urge action on the growing problem of drug-resistant infections before it’s too late.

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How Pandemics End

May 10, 2020May 11, 2020Gina KolataComments Off on How Pandemics End

An infectious outbreak can conclude in more ways than one, historians say. But for whom does it end, and who gets to decide?

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Essential Drug Supplies for Virus Patients Are Running Low

April 2, 2020April 2, 2020Knvul SheikhComments Off on Essential Drug Supplies for Virus Patients Are Running Low

Medicines to alleviate breathing difficulty, relieve pain and sedate coronavirus patients are in very high demand, depleting stock around the country.

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Scientists Identify 69 Drugs to Test Against the Coronavirus

March 22, 2020CARL ZIMMERComments Off on Scientists Identify 69 Drugs to Test Against the Coronavirus

Two dozen of the medicines are already under investigation. Also on the list: chloroquine, a drug used to treat malaria.

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As Coronavirus Disrupts Factories, India Curbs Exports of Key Drugs

March 4, 2020VINDU GOELComments Off on As Coronavirus Disrupts Factories, India Curbs Exports of Key Drugs

The outbreak has hobbled Chinese factories that supply India’s vast drug industry with ingredients for antibiotics and vitamins, raising the prospect of global shortages.

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W.H.O. Warns That Pipeline for New Antibiotics Is Running Dry

January 17, 2020January 18, 2020ANDREW JACOBSComments Off on W.H.O. Warns That Pipeline for New Antibiotics Is Running Dry

In two new reports, the global health agency says only government intervention can fix the broken market for new antimicrobial drugs.

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