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Home births as safe as hospital births, study shows
A large international study led by McMaster University shows that low risk pregnant women who intend to give birth at...
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Nearly $60 billion needed to eliminate hepatitis – WHO
Ahead of World Hepatitis Day (28 July), the World Health Organization (WHO) calls on countries to take advantage of recent...
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Roche’s diagnosis access program expanded to tuberculosis, hepatitis
Roche today announced that its Global Access Program is expanding beyond HIV, to include Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), Hepatitis B and...
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There is a new WHO-preferred treatment option for HIV
Based on new evidence assessing benefits and risks, the World Health Organization today officially recommended the use of the HIV...
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Gene editing used to eliminate HIV
In a study published July 2 in Nature Communications researchers report a possible new way to eliminate HIV from an infected animal’s genome....
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These countries have HIV-related travel restrictions
UNAIDS and UNDP today released a list of 48 countries with HIV-related travel restrictions. UNAIDS and the United Nations Development...
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Agreement signed to strengthen support to countries in ending AIDS
UNAIDS and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) have signed a strategic framework for cooperation...
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Overweight men are inhibiting childbirth
About 15% of couples in fertile age have experienced fertility problems. Men contribute to 50% of the cases when a...
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New report describes devastating impact of Trump’s Global Gag Rule in Nigeria
The Trump administration’s Global Gag Rule is depriving women of essential information and health care, stripping them of their right...
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Every year, tobacco kills at least 8 million people
On World Tobacco Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is drawing attention to the damage caused by tobacco to lung...
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