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Three-drug regimen beats XDR-TB in first trial
A regimen of three oral drugs given for six months was enough to clear extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) in 29 of the first 31...
Brexit could end UK access to life-saving clinical trials
More than 600,000 UK patients a year could be denied access to potentially life-saving clinical trials after Brexit, medical research organisations have warned in...
Isoniazid preventive treatment reduces the risk of death
A six-month course of isoniazid preventive treatment (IPT) at the beginning of the Temprano trial in Ivory Coast reduced the risk of death by...
Locum doctors warn of Durban hospital's woes
Long-time locum doctors at Durban's Mahatma Gandhi Hospital are spitting mad at a KZN Health's decision to employ them on a month-to-month basis.
They warn...
Pharma execs anxious about Trump's deregulation
US President Donald Trump's vow to roll back government regulations at least 75% is causing anxiety for some pharmaceutical executives that a less robust...
Tenofovir/emtricitabine/efavirenz less likely to cause adverse birth outcomes
Infants exposed to an antiretroviral regimen of tenofovir, emtricitabine and efavirenz (Atripla) from conception experienced fewer adverse birth outcomes compared to other three-drug regimens,...
Treatment or watchful waiting for cervical abnormalities in HIV women?
Close monitoring of earlier-stage cervical abnormalities (CIN-2) may be preferable to treatment for many women with HIV, a US study suggests.
The findings, presented at...
64-year-old Spanish women gives birth to twins
A 64-year-old woman has given birth to healthy twins after her second successful pregnancy at an advanced age, a doctor in northern Spain has...
Experimental STI prophylaxis in PrEP users
Use of the antibiotic doxycycline as on-demand post-exposure prophylaxis by men who have sex with men (MSM) taking part in the Ipergay HIV pre-exposure...
Attacks on paramedics increasing in KZN, WC, Gauteng and FS
Health worker unionists are struggling to understand why communities are attacking ambulance workers trying to save lives, with attacks increasing in in KwaZulu-Natal‚ the...