Naltrexone, used either alone or together with disulfiram or acamprosate, is associated with a decreased risk of hospitalization due to
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Vertex Announces FDA Approvals of Trikafta (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor), Symdeko (tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor) and Kalydeco (ivacaftor) for Use in People With CF With Certain Rare Mutations
BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–December 21, 2020 — Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded
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Stats on HIV among men who have sex with men could help resolve China’s epidemic
Since the dawn of the 21st century, there has been a rapid rise in the number of human immunodeficiency virus
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Stuck at home, suffering with COVID-19? Experts offer guidance on care
(HealthDay)—Most folks infected with COVID-19 will only have mild or moderate illness—but that means they’ll still be stuck at home
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Trans people deserve healthy, happy sex lives – and that starts with better care
Understanding my body in a sexual way has been something that’s taken time. I am a transgender man who identifies
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Vaccine myths on social media can be effectively reduced with credible fact checking
Social media misinformation can negatively influence people’s attitudes about vaccine safety and effectiveness, but credible organizations—such as research universities and
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Why you should keep going with Dry January – despite the new lockdown
The first few days of January 2021 were full of promise. But then Boris put us back into a nationwide
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Nearly 47 million Americans infected with coronavirus by November 15
Nearly one in seven – or 47M Americans – had been infected with COVID by mid-November – meaning the US
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The coronavirus pandemic is killing people with diabetes or Alzheimer’s who didn’t even contract the virus
The coronavirus has so far killed about 325,000 people in this country, but that staggering toll does not include the
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Secondary bloodstream infections associated with severe COVID-19
People with severe COVID-19 and a secondary blood infection were significantly sicker upon hospital admission, had longer hospital stays and
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