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UN chief visits Congo Ebola region, pledging support
The United Nations secretary general visited Congo’s eastern city of Beni on Sunday, pledging solidarity…
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Transplantation of kidneys from Hepatitis C-infected donors to uninfected recipients is safe and can be…
View More Study suggests transplanting Hep C-infected kidneys to uninfected donors safe, study suggests: Should be standard of careHepatitis B: Unusual virus discovered in shrews
The discovery of an unusual hepatitis B virus from shrews offers new opportunities of better…
View More Hepatitis B: Unusual virus discovered in shrewsCan a combination immune therapy reduce genital herpes outbreaks?
Yale investigators have shown that the combination of a vaccine and a medicated cream is…
View More Can a combination immune therapy reduce genital herpes outbreaks?Viral HIV vaccine gives durable protection against ‘death star’ strain: Toughest strains defeated through gene-therapy inspired approach
Among HIV researchers, one seemingly indestructible HIV-like strain has earned the nickname “death star.” That’s…
View More Viral HIV vaccine gives durable protection against ‘death star’ strain: Toughest strains defeated through gene-therapy inspired approachADVANCE study provides evidence for shift to dolutegravir-containing ART
The South African study shows that dolutegravir-containing regimens perform as well as the current efavirenz-containing…
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A new protein called KHNYN has been identified as a missing piece in a natural…
View More Scientists identify new virus-killing protein: A newly identified protein called KHNYN teams up with ZAP, a known virus-killing protein, to destroy viruses related to HIVPneumonia patients get too many antibiotics — especially as they leave the hospital
A million times a year, pneumonia sends American adults to the hospital. And while antibiotics…
View More Pneumonia patients get too many antibiotics — especially as they leave the hospitalCould better tests help reverse the rise of drug-resistant infections? Modeling study says yes in theory; now comes a reality check
A growing number of infections — such as pneumonia, gonorrhea and tuberculosis — are becoming…
View More Could better tests help reverse the rise of drug-resistant infections? Modeling study says yes in theory; now comes a reality check