South Africa rolls out twice-yearly HIV prevention drug
South African officials on Friday announced that the HIV prevention drug Lenacapavir is now available there, calling it a ...
KUNM
South Africa rolls out game-changing HIV shot amid funding shortfalls
A new twice-yearly HIV prevention injection could transform South Africa's fight against the epidemic — but U.S. aid cuts and ...
South African Government
President Cyril Ramaphosa: Launch of Lenacapavir for HIV prevention
The launch of Lenacapavir marks a turning point in our nation’s fight against HIV. To us, Lenacapavir is not just a medicine or a drug; to us it represents a major turning point in South Africa's ...
Daily Maverick
Why pharmacists still can’t prescribe ARVs, months after court gave the green light
A Supreme Court of Appeal ruling in October 2025 cleared the way for specially trained and permitted pharmacists to dispense ...
Fiji’s existential crisis over drug and HIV epidemic fuelled by global trafficking cartels
In Fiji, a spiralling drug emergency sweeping across the Pacific island nation is leaving no one untouched – not 10-year-old ...
WBAL
WHO chief says 3 patients suspected of hantavirus infection evacuated from cruise ship are on way to the Netherlands
GENEVA (AP) — WHO chief says 3 patients suspected of hantavirus infection evacuated from cruise ship are on way to the Netherlands. WBAL NewsRadio 1090, FM 101.5 and the WBAL mobile app. All day, ...
The Goshen News
WHO chief says 3 patients suspected of hantavirus infection evacuated from cruise ship are on way to the Netherlands
GENEVA (AP) — WHO chief says 3 patients suspected of hantavirus infection evacuated from cruise ship are on way to the Netherlands. Copyright 2026 The Associated ...
USA Today
Where does Chief Wallabee's name come from at 2026 Kentucky Derby?
There are loads of fantastic names of the thoroughbreds running at the 2026 Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs -- to help you out, we ranked the horses by best name as always-- but there's ...
Fox News
City manager 'begged' fired Cincinnati police chief for more officers on street as crime skyrocketed
Cincinnati's now-former police chief, once sued by subordinates for alleged discrimination against White male officers, has been fired. A termination announcement says Teresa Theetge was "begged" to ...
SFGate
After 'unprecedented' results, SF researchers get closer to HIV cure
Tom Perrault distinctly remembers the time he received an electric shock in the name of science. “I have a pretty high threshold for pain,” he told SFGATE. But he had never experienced electroporation ...
Live Science
'Oslo patient' likely cured of HIV after getting stem cell transplant from his brother, who is genetically resistant to the virus
A 63-year-old man known as the Oslo patient is "likely cured" of HIV after a stem-cell transplant remodeled his entire immune system. Prior to this case, a handful of other HIV patients who received ...
Medical Xpress
Study predicts HIV infections could rise 10% if CDC testing funds end
Timely HIV diagnosis and treatment are critical to preventing transmission. To help make this happen, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides funding for HIV testing to ...