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Tag: Drugs (Pharmaceuticals)

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Malaria Vaccine Rollout to Africa Is a Cautionary Tale

July 5, 2024Stephanie NolenComments Off on Malaria Vaccine Rollout to Africa Is a Cautionary Tale

After years of delay, millions of malaria vaccines are being supplied to children in Africa. Tens of thousands died waiting.

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Gilead Shot Provides Total Protection From HIV in Trial of Young African Women

June 21, 2024June 24, 2024Stephanie NolenComments Off on Gilead Shot Provides Total Protection From HIV in Trial of Young African Women

An injection given just twice a year could herald a breakthrough in protecting the population that has the highest infection rates.

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South Africa Runs Out of Insulin Pens as Global Supply Shifts to Weight-Loss Drugs

June 19, 2024Stephanie NolenComments Off on South Africa Runs Out of Insulin Pens as Global Supply Shifts to Weight-Loss Drugs

The shortage highlights a widening gulf in the standard of care for people with diabetes, most of whom live in low-income countries.

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Heat Wave in Gaza Challenges Pharmacists Ability to Store Medicine

April 27, 2024April 27, 2024Bilal Shbair and Hiba YazbekComments Off on Heat Wave in Gaza Challenges Pharmacists Ability to Store Medicine

High temperatures this week have left people sweltering and challenged businesses that need to keep their products cool.

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The Push for a Better Dengue Vaccine Grows More Urgent

April 11, 2024April 12, 2024Stephanie NolenComments Off on The Push for a Better Dengue Vaccine Grows More Urgent

A public research institute in Brazil has proved a new shot protects against the disease, but can’t make it fast enough to stop the huge outbreak sweeping Latin America.

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Global Stockpile of Cholera Vaccine Is Gone as Outbreaks Spread

April 11, 2024April 11, 2024Stephanie NolenComments Off on Global Stockpile of Cholera Vaccine Is Gone as Outbreaks Spread

One company is going to great lengths to build it up, but it will be years before it returns to the minimum level.

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Powerful Psychedelic Drug Gains New Notice as an Opioid Addiction Therapy

March 5, 2024March 5, 2024ANDREW JACOBSComments Off on Powerful Psychedelic Drug Gains New Notice as an Opioid Addiction Therapy

New research is stirring interest in ibogaine, which appears to help ease the agony of detox and prevent relapse. Used in other countries, it remains illegal in the U.S.

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Powerful Psychedelic Drug Gains New Notice as an Opioid Addiction Therapy

March 5, 2024ANDREW JACOBSComments Off on Powerful Psychedelic Drug Gains New Notice as an Opioid Addiction Therapy

New research is stirring interest in ibogaine, which appears to help ease the agony of detox and prevent relapse. Used in other countries, it remains illegal in the U.S.

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New Hope — and an Old Hurdle — for a Terrible Disease With Terrible Treatments

December 19, 2023December 19, 2023Stephanie NolenComments Off on New Hope — and an Old Hurdle — for a Terrible Disease With Terrible Treatments

Researchers in developing countries are trying to find treatments for conditions that affect the poorest people. But the system is stacked against their therapies.

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New Sickle Cell Therapies Will Be Out of Reach Where They Are Needed Most

December 8, 2023Rebecca Robbins and Stephanie NolenComments Off on New Sickle Cell Therapies Will Be Out of Reach Where They Are Needed Most

There is no clear path for African patients to get access to the treatments, which have multimillion-dollar price tags and are highly complex to manufacture and deliver.

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