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Spain takes a historic step: the first injectable PrEP every two months to prevent HIV arrives
The injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV is now available in Spain and funded by the National Health System, which makes the country the first in Europe to incorporate this therapeutic option within public healthcare. The treatment consists of an intramuscular injection every two months, designed as an alternative for...
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Barbacid and his team completely eliminate pancreatic cancer in mice with a triple therapy
Unprecedented experimental finding Researchers from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) have presented a study in Madrid showing how a therapy based on three inhibitor drugs induces complete and lasting regression of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma —the most common and aggressive type of pancreatic cancer— in genetically modified mice, without significant side effects and with a response that lasted...
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The third hospital in Malaga city will be named "Virgen de la Esperanza"
Official Announcement of Name and Context The president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, has announced that the third hospital in Malaga capital—until now referred to by that provisional label—will be named “Hospital Virgen de la Esperanza”, at an event held this Tuesday with representatives of the Archicofradía del Paso...
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Alert in India over Nipah virus outbreak, with high risk of pandemic
Indian health authorities have activated a health alert after confirming five cases of the Nipah virus in West Bengal, near Kolkata, the country's third most populous city. Among the infected are a doctor, a nurse, and a healthcare worker, while one of the nurses is in critical condition and in...
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