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Study of injectable PrEP reports the best efficacy seen yet for any form of PrEP in women

HPTN 084 study finds significantly lower adherence in women taking daily PrEP pills A second study of an injectable HIV drug used to prevent HIV has had its randomised phase stopped early after it became clear that giving women a two-monthly injection of a prevention drug resulted in nearly nine times fewer infections than giving… Read More »

Despite initial reports to the contrary, Trump had no trouble breathing, medical team says

White House physician Dr. Sean Conley told reporters Saturday morning that President Trump never had trouble breathing as a result of the coronavirus despite initial reports saying otherwise. “No,” Conley told a reporter when asked if the president has had trouble breathing. “No, he has not. Never did. He had a little cough. He had… Read More »

Public health specialists criticize Trump administration over reports it interfered with CDC studies

Dr. Robert Redfield, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention speaks while U.S. President Donald Trump listens during the daily briefing of the coronavirus task force at the White House on April 22, 2020 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Public health specialists and the medical community are criticizing the Trump… Read More »