PrEP, the HIV prevention pill, now 100% free for the insured
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A life-changing drug that can reduce the risk of getting HIV by as much as 99% is now completely free for millions…
GSK agrees deal to develop longer-acting HIV drugs
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Reading Time: < 1 minute GlaxoSmithKline has agreed a deal to develop ultra-long acting HIV drugs administered as little as four times a year that could revolutionise…
You CAN'T be fat and fit, study of 3m people finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minute It is not possible to be fat and fit at the same time, French experts have concluded. Read More
People who ‘can’t fit into jeans they wore aged 21’ risk developing type 2 diabetes
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Reading Time: < 1 minute People risk developing type 2 diabetes if they can’t fit into the jeans they were wearing at the age of 21, one…
Type 2 diabetes sufferers can reverse condition by shedding flab
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Losing weight could reverse type 2 diabetes even among sufferers who of a normal weight, a study suggests. Read More
NHS hospitals are told to drop Covid rules to help clear backlog
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Reading Time: < 1 minute NHS bosses were today given the green light to relax Covid-controlling restrictions in hospitals to boost efforts in clearing the record backlog. …
Two per cent of people who don’t wear face masks tested positive for Covid
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Only two per cent of people who say they “never” wear a face covering in enclosed spaces tested positive for Covid, Read More
Hospitals given new Covid advice to help treats patients more quickly
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Covid infection control measures in hospitals should be relaxed to help the NHS tackle a record backlog of patients waiting for treatment Read…
The message from Israel is clear: Covid booster shots should be standard
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Reading Time: < 1 minute In the summer, Israel began offering third doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to the over-60s. Read More
Half of Singles Don’t Disclose Their STI Status During One-Night Stands—Here’s How To Have That Conversation
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Conversations involving sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have come a long way, and that’s, in part, because STIs are a common occurrence. Read…