Category: 6. Health

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— As South Africa prepares to roll out lenacapavir (LEN) — a twice-yearly HIV prevention injection — at 360 government clinics, another jab, long-acting cabotegravir (CAB-LA), has made a quiet exit.

— CAB-LA stalled…

Dick Van Dyke, the legendary American actor and comedian who starred in classics such as Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, turned 100 on December 13. The beloved actor credits his remarkable longevity to his positive outlook and never…

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Why it matters: These new findings suggest a promising new drug target to improve brain cancer treatments.

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that specialized immune cells within the glioblastoma tumor…

Namibia is reporting a resurgence of malaria in the first weeks of 2026. In the first five weeks, a cumulative total of 11,327 confirmed malaria cases were reported, of which 73% were locally acquired and 27% imported. A total of 21 deaths have…

Some patients with breast cancer may now be able to safely and reasonably omit carboplatin therapy, especially those with lower-risk disease, according to data presented at the 43rd Annual Miami Breast Cancer Conference from the phase 3 neoCARHP…

In 2011, while filming the first season of Game of Thrones, Emilia Clarke suffered a life-threatening brain aneurysm. Just two years later, in 2013, she experienced a second.

At the time, she was stepping into global fame, but behind the…