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A new HIV prevention drug will be made available at a lower cost in over 100 low-income countries within two years — a move expected to give millions access to the breakthrough treatment and potentially bring the world closer to ending the HIV/Aids epidemic. The drug, called Lenacapavir and administered by injection, is due to be rolled out as early …

Cheap supplies of a groundbreaking twice-yearly HIV prevention jab will be available in many poorer countries within two years, funders have promised. Lenacapavir will cost $40 (£30) a patient a year in 120 low- and middle-income countries from 2027, under two agreements with generic drug manufacturers announced this week. Last year there were 1.3m new HIV infections globally and experts …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — At 71, Toni Ganguzza said she has been undergoing hearing tests for the last two decades after she noticed she was missing out on conversations. Ganguzza, who eventually agreed to get a hearing aid, is a patient of Dr. Valerie Rossetti, an audiologist at Florida Hearing Matters in Fort Lauderdale. Rossetti said it’s good to be …

For some two million people in the UK, hearing aids are a vital lifeline, allowing them to stay in touch with the world around them. But they cannot restore hearing – the devices work by amplifying sounds – and despite modern, sleek designs, for many people there is still a stigma attached to wearing them. Now a UK clinical trial, …

Global AIDS funding to be pulled from Trump clawbacks request  Politico White House agrees to exempt PEPFAR from cuts  The Hill Global health cuts hang over rescissions vote  Axios What is PEPFAR — and why is it on the DOGE chopping block?  Deseret News Help Catholic Relief Services Protect Vital Aid Programs  CatholicPhilly Source link

South African AIDS Activist Pushes for H.I.V. Treatment Access After U.S.-Aid Cuts  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News Source link