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

21 June 2024 at 19:30
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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A self-test for H.I.V. in Harare, Zimbabwe. The every-six-months injection was found to provide better protection than the current oral drug for what’s called pre-exposure prophylaxis, also taken as a daily pill.

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

19 June 2024 at 05:02
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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A high-speed production line of insulin at a Novo Nordisk factory. The company said it would continue to supply insulin in vials to South Africa, where more than four million people live with diabetes.

More Women in Africa Are Using Long-Acting Contraception, Changing Lives

Methods such as hormonal implants and injections are reaching remote areas, providing more discretion and autonomy.

Sandra Dadjan, left, administering a three-month contraceptive injection to her client Mary Amoako at Kwapong Health Centre in the Ahafo Region of Ghana.

The Disease Detectives Trying to Keep the World Safe From Bird Flu

When a child in a small Cambodian town fell sick recently, his rapid decline set off a global disease surveillance system.

Members of a team from Cambodia’s Ministry of Agriculture took a swab from a duck during surveillance of the poultry section of the Orussey market in Phnom Penh this month.
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