The Next Berlin Patient: Another Man Cured of HIV After Stem Cell Transplantwww.poz.com Unlike the other six cases, this man received stem cells from a donor with just one copy of a mutation that makes T cells resistant to HIV.
Liz Highleyman
Medical journalist. Science editor for POZ, Hep & CancerHealth. Words for Slate, aidsmap, Bay Area Reporter. Research beagle adopter.
Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir PrEP Prevents HIV in Womenwww.poz.com Cisgender women who received injections every six months had zero new HIV infections in a large clinical trial.
Gilead’s Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir Demonstrated 100% Efficacy and Superiority to Daily Truvada® for HIV Preventionwww.gilead.com Gilead’s Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir Demonstrated 100% Efficacy and Superiority to Daily Truvada® for HIV Prevention
Lorbrena Yields “Unprecedented” Progression-Free Survival for ALK-Positive Lung Cancerwww.cancerhealth.com At five years, first-line lorlatinib reduced the risk of disease progression or death, as well as progression of brain metastasis.
HPV Vaccine Prevents Cancer in Both Women and Menwww.cancerhealth.com Vaccination was linked to lower rates of cervical cancer among young women and mouth and throat cancer among young men.
CDC Urges Mpox Vaccination as Deadlier Strain Spreads in Africawww.poz.com The Jynneos vaccine provides ongoing protection despite waning antibody levels, including for people with HIV.
Studies Show Progress on Novel HIV Vaccine Approacheswww.poz.com Sophisticated vaccine strategies are making progress, but it will likely be years before large trials show whether they can prevent HIV.
Personalized Vaccines Show Promise for Hard-to-Treat Cancerswww.cancerhealth.com Researchers report that vaccines delayed recurrence of pancreatic, head and neck, liver and brain cancers.
Start Breast Cancer Screening at Age 40, Task Force Sayswww.cancerhealth.com Final USPSTF guidance says women at average risk should initiate screening 10 years earlier.
FDA Approves New Type of Immunotherapy for Early Bladder Cancerwww.cancerhealth.com Anktiva, an IL-15 agonist, also shows promise for other malignancies, including non-small-cell lung cancer, and even for HIV.
Bird Flu Is Spreading Among Cattle but Milk Supply Appears Safewww.poz.com To date, there are no known cases of human-to-human transmission of H5N1 avian influenza.
H5N1 bird flu virus particles found in pasteurized milk but FDA says commercial milk supply appears safewww.statnews.com Testing conducted by the FDA on pasteurized commercially purchased milk has found genetic evidence of the H5N1 bird flu virus, the agency confirmed Tuesday.
New nonsurgical procedure may be more effective than weight loss drugs, study sayswww.cbsnews.com A nonsurgical weight loss procedure may be more effective and less expensive than weight loss drugs like Ozempic.
$1.7 million toilet saga: S.F.’s celebrity bathroom finally openswww.sfchronicle.com The Noe Valley bathroom, which made international headlines after the price tag was revealed in 2022, ended up costing the city about $200,000.
Joni Mitchell – Both Sides Now (Live at the Newport Folk Festival 2022) [Official Video]www.youtube.com _Joni Mitchell stunned the Newport Folk Festival audience last summer when she gave a surprise performance – her first in 20 years – delivering a heartfelt s...
Your dog is probably on Prozac. Experts say that says more about the American mental health crisis than petswww.statnews.com An increase in the prescription of anxiety meds for pets says more about the human mental health crisis in America — and the ready availability of inexpensive generic medicines.
Irregular sleep and late bedtimes associated with worse grades forwww.nih.gov NIH-funded study also links later bed and wake times with school conduct problems.
Florida Court Allows 6-Week Abortion Ban, but Voters Will Get to Weigh Inwww.nytimes.com The Florida Supreme Court found that the State Constitution’s privacy protections do not extend to abortion. But it also allowed a ballot question on whether to expand abortion access.
How to Back Up Your Digital Lifewww.wired.com Backups are boring, but they’ll save your digital bacon. Here’s how to make sure your data lives on, even when your PC doesn’t.
Should More People Be Treated for Hepatitis B?www.hepmag.com Antiviral treatment for HBV lowers the risk for liver cancer and other complications and can prevent transmission.
Delayed HIV Treatment Raises Risk of Complications and Death Years Laterwww.poz.com Inflammation before initiation of antiretroviral therapy can have long-term consequences, including AIDS, cardiovascular disease and death.
Baltimore bridge collapse shares eerie similarities with Tampa Bay’s Skyway disasterwww.tampabay.com On May 9, 1980, a freighter blinded by fog slammed into the Skyway bridge, killing 35 people.
How the Supreme Court’s Mifepristone Ruling Could Affect Abortion Access and Future Drug Approvalswww.scientificamerican.com The Supreme Court’s mifepristone decision could make abortions harder to access and challenge the FDA’s authority to regulate all drugs and devices
Why are so many young people getting cancer? What the data saywww.nature.com Clues to a modern mystery could be lurking in information collected generations ago. Clues to a modern mystery could be lurking in information collected generations ago.