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Kids under 5 with HIV are dying at high rates. Here's why.
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Among people on HIV meds, young children are the likeliest to die, often due to late diagnosis or treatment interruptions.
Climate change could upend fight against malaria, WHO warns
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Malaria cases rose in 2022, in part due to climate change-related extreme weather events.
We could end the AIDS epidemic in less than a decade. Here's how.
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Experts have laid out a road map to ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030. Is it possible?
Could CRISPR cure HIV someday?
By Jennifer Zieba published
An early-stage clinical trial raises hope for a new, single-dose HIV therapy that uses CRISPR, the famous gene-editing system.
US dogs suffer mystery respiratory illness: What we know so far
By Emily Cooke published
Across the country, pet dogs are falling sick with a flu-like illness, but scientists don't yet know what's causing it.
China's respiratory outbreak is 'expected' and not caused by new virus
By Emily Cooke published
Evidence suggests the outbreak is being caused by several known pathogens, the World Health Organization said.
Injection might help long COVID patients smell normally again
By Rebecca Sohn published
Early studies hint that a nerve block in the neck could help restore long COVID patients' normal sense of smell, but more research is needed.
Measles deaths jumped over 40% from 2021 to 2022, CDC reports
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Declines in measles vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic have been tied to an uptick in measles cases, deaths and major outbreaks worldwide.
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