Chandigarh: PGI’s new service to allow HIV patients to access care remotely

4 days, 16 hours ago

Yearly HIV prevention injection shows promise in clinical trial

A yearly injection to protect against HIV is safe and shows promise as a prevention method with long-lasting effects, according to the results of a clinical trial published in The Lancet journal. Clinical trial phases The drug, which works by blocking HIV from entering and multiplying in human cells, remained in the body for at least 56 weeks, according to …

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5 days, 3 hours ago

Eight countries could run out of HIV treatments due to USAID cuts, WHO says

India Today

The Trump administration's decision to pause US foreign aid has "substantially disrupted" supply of HIV treatments in eight countries, which could soon run out of these life-saving medicines, the World Health Organisation said on Monday. The global health agency said that Haiti, Kenya, Lesotho, South Sudan, Burkina Faso, Mali, Nigeria and Ukraine could exhaust their supply of HIV treatments in …

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6 days, 4 hours ago

Ludhiana: No timeline set for ICU’s opening at civil hospital

Hindustan Times

The health department is yet to set a deadline for the opening of the intensive care unit at the local civil hospital even as the renovations are nearing completion. Health Minister Balbir Singh, MLA Ashok Prashar with other senior officials reviewed the renovation work at the Civil Hospital in Ludhiana on Sunday, March 16, 2025. In his fourth visit since …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Private health tech companies partner with govt health scheme to shorten hospital queues

Live Mint

New Delhi: As many as 15 health tech companies have integrated with the government’s digital health mission, with their apps helping patients access health records and other digital healthcare services to cut down long queues at clinics and hospitals. Abhinav Lal, co-founder and CTO, Practo said, “By integrating with ABDM, patients can use the app to create their ABHA registration …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

AI in healthcare improving patient outcomes, can offer curated treatments

Live Mint

India’s digital health market has seen a sharp rise in the past decade, and is expected to grow tenfold in the next decade. “I think after BFSI, healthcare was the industry which was being digitalized and for the last 10-15 years we've seen a lot of digital technologies being adopted in the healthcare space,” he said. The rise of digital …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

AIDSA demands action against dental quackery

The Hindu

The All India Dental Students Association and its surgeons’ wing have submitted formal representations to Dental Council of India offices across the country, including the Telangana Dental Council. The letters call for immediate and strict action against individuals engaged in dental quackery, citing severe risks to public health. According to AIDSA, dental quackery leads to numerous health hazards, including the …

Dental Dental Quackery

3 weeks, 2 days ago

Mitr Clinic, India’s first transgender clinic in Hyderabad, shuts down following USAID freeze

The Hindu

Hyderabad’s Mitr Clinic, India’s first transgender healthcare centre, has shut down operations following an order from the U.S. President Donald Trump. The project, supported by USAID and the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, aimed to provide comprehensive healthcare services to the transgender community. Mitr Clinic functioned as a one-stop centre, offering free services such as general health …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Patients receive consultation for less than a minute at Mohalla Clinics, reveals CAG report

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: The CAG audit has revealed alarming deficiencies in Delhi’s Mohalla Clinics. The audit also found that many of the clinics were lacking essential medical equipment, including pulse oximeters, glucometers, X-ray viewers, thermometers, and blood pressure apparatus. The audit also noted that inspections of the clinics were grossly insufficient, with only 2% of the clinics in the selected districts …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Govt plans to integrate telemedicine services under single window

Live Mint

The Central government plans to integrate its telemedicine services to provide more options under a single window. The plan involves integrating the e-Sanjeevani telemedicine platform with the Unified Health Interface, one of the components of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, according to a letter written by the National Health Authority, the agency responsible for implementing the Ayushman Bharat scheme. Patients …

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Trump's aid funding freeze derails HIV prevention efforts in Asia Pacific amid rising epidemics

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1 month ago

Trump's aid funding freeze derails HIV prevention efforts in Asia Pacific amid rising epidemics

ABC

In just five years, the world's health authorities hope to declare an end to the AIDS epidemic. Fiji Minister for Health Ratu Atonio Rabici Lalabalavu even declared an official "outbreak" in January to reflect "the alarming reality that HIV is evolving faster than our current services can cater for". Following grave concerns from health professionals that the funding freeze could …

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1 month, 1 week ago

'India's healthcare revolution': AIIMS doctor praises Blinkit ambulance service

India Today

A neurosurgeon at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, praised Blinkit's ambulance service after the hospital received its first patient through the quick-response initiative. Calling it a "healthcare revolution India has been waiting for," Dr Deepak Agarwal shared his thoughts in a now-viral post on LinkedIn. "Today AIIMS Trauma centre received a patient brought by Blinkit ambulance …

India Service Blinkit

1 month, 1 week ago

Despite low prevalence, USAID shutdown to affect HIV projects in various Indian pockets

The Hindu

With a view to assist India’s goal to eliminate HIV by 2030, international fund agency USAID had received sanction to extend the five-year grant for the Regional Operational Plan of U.S. government’s project PEPFAR by two more years until 2026, days before the agency was ordered to suspend operations by the Trump government. Nevertheless with 500 field workers employed with …

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1 month, 1 week ago

‘I thought I was going to die’: HIV patient calls for end to stigma as cases surge in heterosexual men

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy HIV diagnoses among heterosexual men have surged in England, with …

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1 month, 1 week ago

HIV prevention programme extended to March 2026, says health minister

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The HIV prevention programme will be extended to March 2026, …

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1 month, 1 week ago

HIV infections could jump over 6 times if US support is dropped and not replaced, UNAIDS chief says

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The head of the U.N. …

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1 month, 1 week ago

HIV infections could jump over 6 times if US support is dropped and not replaced, UNAIDS chief says

Associated Press

LONDON — The head of the U.N. AIDS agency said Monday the number of new HIV infections could jump more than six times by 2029 if American support of the biggest AIDS program is dropped, warning that millions of people could die and more resistant strains of the disease could emerge. But since President Donald Trump’s announcement the U.S. would …

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HIV infections could jump sixfold if U.S. withdraws support, U.N. AIDS chief says

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1 month, 1 week ago

HIV infections could jump sixfold if U.S. withdraws support, U.N. AIDS chief says

LA Times

UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima, shown in 2017, said the loss of American support for efforts to combat HIV was coming at a critical time. The head of the U.N. AIDS agency said Monday the number of new HIV infections could jump more than six times by 2029 if American support of the biggest AIDS program is dropped, warning that …

Countries Million American Aids Hiv Byanyima Hiv Infections

1 month, 2 weeks ago

South Africa’s HIV/AIDS clinics scramble over U.S. aid freeze

The Hindu

The gates at a Johannesburg LGBTQ clinic called OUT have been closed for more than a week and HIV prevention and treatment services suspended for its 6,000 clients. They are among the several South African HIV/AIDS healthcare providers that have been confused, angry, and scrambling for survival since U.S. President Donald Trump issued a 90-day freeze last week on Washington’s …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Unreliable partner': South Africa's HIV clinics scramble over U.S. aid freeze

Raw Story

by Linda GIVETASH The gates at a Johannesburg LGBTQ clinic called OUT have been closed for more than a week and HIV prevention and treatment services suspended for its 6,000 clients. They are among the several South African HIV/AIDS healthcare providers that have been confused, angry and scrambling for survival since U.S. President Donald Trump issued a 90-day freeze last …

Health Africa Treatment South Africa South Aid Hiv

1 month, 2 weeks ago

South Africa's HIV clinics scramble over US aid freeze

New Indian Express

JOHANNESBURG: The gates at a Johannesburg LGBTQ clinic called OUT have been closed for more than a week and HIV prevention and treatment services suspended for its 6,000 clients. They are among the several South African HIV/AIDS healthcare providers that have been confused, angry and scrambling for survival since US President Donald Trump issued a 90-day freeze last week on …

South Africa Aid Johannesburg Hiv Clinics

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Chandigarh: PGIMER receives ₹2,400-crore boost in Union budget 2025

Hindustan Times

The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research has been allocated ₹2,400 crore in the Union Budget for financial year 2025-26, marking a 7% increase from the ₹2,240 crore allocated for 2024-25. Dr Vivek Lal, director, PGIMER, expressed his satisfaction with the revised budget, despite the shortfall from the requested amount Despite the hike, the budget failed to meet …

Pgimer

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump HIV aid: The suffering will be immense if it’s rolled back. Including for Americans.

Slate

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. PEPFAR provides about 20 percent of South Africa’s national funds to combat HIV. They’ve shared information indispensable to us, an exchange acutely threatened not only by the new precarity of PEPFAR but also by Trump’s withdrawal from the World …

Health South Africa Trump South Aid Virus Hiv

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Conflicting signals from Trump could disrupt HIV meds. What's the impact?

NPR

Conflicting signals from Trump could disrupt HIV meds. In Uganda, Dr. Adolf Alinaitwe, a clinical HIV researcher at the Joint Clinical Research Centre, says, "I for one have received many calls from my patients asking what their fate is." "It doesn't mean that you're cured of HIV," says Dr. Susan Cu-Uvin, the director of the Providence/Boston Center for AIDS Research, …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Thiruvananthapuram virology institute launches mobile testing unit to combat epidemics

New Indian Express

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Institute of Advanced Virology in Thiruvananthapuram has come up with an advanced mobile testing unit which could prove to be vital in case of an epidemic outbreak. The mobile unit -- a biosafety level-2 laboratory cabinet that works with moderate-risk infectious agents or toxins -- will have a vital role in outbreak scenarios involving viral infections and other …

Sample Iav Testing Unit Launches Mobile Thiruvananthapuram Virology

2 months, 1 week ago

Odisha joins Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana

The Hindu

Odisha became the latest State to implement the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana after the National Health Authority, under the Union Health Ministry, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Odisha, on Monday. The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana is not only the world's largest health coverage scheme …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Tripura High Court Seeks Updated Statistics Of HIV/ AIDS Patients In State

Live Law

The Tripura High Court recently asked the Tripura State AIDS Control Society to file updated statistics as regards the incidence of HIV/AIDS patients in the State including the youth to ascertain whether the steps being taken by it have led to improvement in arresting the upward trend of incidence of HIV/ AIDS in the State. The division bench of the …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

HMPV preparation to be made when needed: Health officials

Hindustan Times

While health minster Dr Balbir Singh on Wednesday claimed that the healthcare system was ready in the wake of the human metapneumovirus threat, officials at the Ludhiana civil hospital said necessary preparations would be made upon receiving any communication from the government. The civil hospital’s ICU has been shut for over two years and its emergency ward has just six …

Health Ludhiana Hmpv

2 months, 2 weeks ago

New academic session inaugurated at PGIMER

Hindustan Times

The new academic session at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research began on Tuesday with an inaugural ceremony at the Bhargava Auditorium. Dr Digambar Behera, president of National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, and professor emeritus, PGIMER, inaugurating the institute’s new academic session in Chandigarh on Tuesday. “A good physician treats the disease, a great physician treats …

Patient Pgimer Behera New Academic Session Dr Behera

2 months, 3 weeks ago

PGI records over 28 lakh OPD registrations in 2024

Hindustan Times

The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research recorded an unprecedented surge in the patient footfall in 2024, with over 28 lakh out-patient department registrations and over one lakh in-patient department patients, the institute revealed the data on Saturday. In 2023-24, PGIMER provided treatment to the 32,000 Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries with package amount over ₹ 130 crore, ensuring the …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Haryana: Now, connect with PGIMS docs online via e-portal

Hindustan Times

Specialist doctors at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, will consult patients visiting the community health centre and primary health centres through telecommunication, said vice-chancellor Dr HK Aggarwal on Saturday. Interacting with doctors undergoing physical training at PGIMS here, the V-C said they have decided to provide consultation to patients at their nearby health centres so that their time …

Health Pgims Specialist Doctors

3 months, 1 week ago

Yogi Adityanath asks SGPGIMS doctors: Why can’t we triple the number of surgeries, transplants?

Hindustan Times

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday asked doctors at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences to triple their efforts to meet the patients’ demand for quality care. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak at the 41st Foundation Day of SGPGIMS in Lucknow on Saturday. The state also organises the ‘Mukhyamantri Jan …

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3 months, 1 week ago

New target set to curb HIV rate by 2030

China Daily

China aims to keep its HIV prevalence rate below 0.2 percent by 2030, according to a policy document released this week, as high infection rates among men who have sex with men and covert transmission among heterosexual couples pose significant challenges. However, the control situation remains severe, with high infection rates among men who have sex with men and a …

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3 months, 1 week ago

New target set to curb HIV rate by 2030

China Daily

China aims to keep its HIV prevalence rate below 0.2 percent by 2030, according to a policy document released this week, as high infection rates among men who have sex with men and covert transmission among heterosexual couples pose significant challenges. However, the control situation remains severe, with high infection rates among men who have sex with men and a …

China Sex Men Transmission Rate 95 Percent New Infections

3 months, 1 week ago

New target set to curb HIV rate by 2030

China Daily

China aims to keep its HIV prevalence rate below 0.2 percent by 2030, according to a policy document released this week, as high infection rates among men who have sex with men and covert transmission among heterosexual couples pose significant challenges. However, the control situation remains severe, with high infection rates among men who have sex with men and a …

China Sex Men Transmission Rate Hiv 95 Percent

3 months, 2 weeks ago

HIV patient info to be kept confidential

China Daily

Health authorities in Hubei province have urged HIV-designated hospitals to ensure the privacy of HIV-infected people after some general hospitals allegedly declined to treat them after knowing about their status through the patient test results sharing system, according to media reports. The doctor refused to provide care upon discovering through his shared medical data that the patient is HIV positive, …

Medical Hospital Doctor Hubei Hiv Patient Info Kept Confidential

3 months, 2 weeks ago

HIV sufferer denied treatment in Hubei, health authorities respond

China Daily

Health authorities in Hubei province have asked HIV designated hospitals to block information about the HIV status of patients after some doctors at general hospitals have allegedly declined to treat HIV patients after they learned about their conditions through patients' test results sharing system, according to media reports. The doctor refused to provide care upon discovering the patient's positive HIV …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

HIV sufferer denied treatment in Hubei, health authorities respond

China Daily

Health authorities in Hubei province have asked HIV designated hospitals to block information about the HIV status of patients after some doctors at general hospitals have allegedly declined to treat HIV patients after they learned about their conditions through patients' test results sharing system, according to media reports. The doctor refused to provide care upon discovering the patient's positive HIV …

Treatment Patients Hospital Doctor Patient Hubei Hiv

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka records dip in AIDS infection rate, says Gundu Rao

New Indian Express

Karnataka has 433 Family Counselling and Testing Centres and 2,592 Integrated Testing Centres, where free HIV testing and counselling services are provided. These centres and camps offered tests for conditions like tuberculosis, hepatitis B and C, and sexually transmitted infections, alongside HIV testing. Reflecting on the special ‘Test and Treat’ initiative, introduced in 2017, Gundu Rao said it continues to …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

New injection Lenacapavir reduces risk of HIV infection by 96 percent All about it

India Today

A new HIV prevention method of injecting the drug called Lenacapavir just twice a year has shown groundbreaking results, better than daily oral medications. "What we see is that about half of people stop taking daily oral PrEP within a year due to various reasons," said Dr. Colleen Kelley, the study's lead author and professor at Emory University. "Long-acting antiretrovirals …

Hiv Lenacapavir Hiv Prevention Hiv Infection Emory University Truvada

3 months, 2 weeks ago

APSACS organises awareness rally marking World AIDS Day

Deccan Chronicle

Vijayawada: To mark World AIDS Day, the Andhra Pradesh State AIDS Control Society organised an awareness rally in Vijayawada on Sunday, aiming to educate the public about AIDS and HIV. Addressing the gathering, APSACS project director Dr A. Siri expressed concern over the rising number of young people contracting HIV in the state. District Medical and Health Officer Suhasini, Manjula …

Aids Vijayawada World Aids Day

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Youth HIV Prevention Campaign 2024: art exhibition challenges HIV stigma

China Daily

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-12-02 17:41 On the occasion of the 37th World AIDS Day, the Chinese Association of STD and AIDS Prevention and Control and China Youth Daily, with support from Gilead Sciences, co-organized the Youth HIV Prevention Campaign 2024. On the occasion of the 37th World AIDS Day, the Chinese Association of STD and AIDS Prevention and Control and …

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44.23% dip in new HIV infections since ’10: Minister

Trending News

3 months, 3 weeks ago

44.23% dip in new HIV infections since ’10: Minister

Hindustan Times

New HIV infections in India declined by 44.23% between 2010 and 2022, surpassing the global reduction rate of 39% during the same period, according to central government data released on World AIDS Day on Sunday. The National AIDS Control Programme phase V focuses on peer-led targeted intervention projects to accelerate reduction in new annual HIV infections across high-risk, at-risk and …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ludhiana AIDS prevention team bags best performance award

Hindustan Times

The District AIDS Prevention and Control Unit of Ludhiana won the best performance award for its efforts in HIV/AIDS prevention, awareness and treatment at the state-level function to mark World AIDS Day 2024 in Patiala themed ‘Take the rights path, My health my right’. Ludhiana deputy commissioner Jatinder Jorwal appealed to the residents to take action toward addressing inequalities that …

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World AIDS Day: Andhra Medical College organises awareness rally in Visakhapatnam

Trending News

3 months, 3 weeks ago

World AIDS Day: Andhra Medical College organises awareness rally in Visakhapatnam

The Hindu

Andhra Medical College’s Department of Community Medicine organised an awareness programme, on the occasion of World AIDS Day, under the guidance of Professor A. Krishna Veni, on Beach Road in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. The programme, inaugurated by Dr. Sivananda, Superintendent of King George Hospital and Dr. Vijaya, a renowned gastroenterologist from California, USA, saw the enthusiastic participation of over 500 …

Aids Vijaya

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Only 2.75 lakh of the 3.25 lakh people living with HIV in Andhra Pradesh receiving treatment: APSACS Project Director

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh State AIDS Control Society Project Director A. Siri on Sunday said an estimated 3.25 lakh people in the State were living with HIV, but only 2.75 lakh of them were currently receiving treatment. Speaking at an awareness programme on AIDS, held at Tummalapalli Kalakshetram in Vijayawada to mark World AIDS Day, she said efforts were underway globally to …

State

3 months, 3 weeks ago

AIDS deaths drop 79%, HIV infections fall 44% in 2023: Union minister JP Nadda

Hindustan Times

Union health minister JP Nadda has said that the number of deaths from AIDS in the country came down by 79 percent while HIV infections fell by 44 percent in 2023. Nadda said the renewed IDS response measures of 'test and treat' and universal viral load testing will be endorsed and AIDS Act 2017 will be implemented in toto. “95% …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

AIDS deaths drop 79%, HIV infections fall 44% in 2023: Union minister JP Nadda

Hindustan Times

Union health minister JP Nadda has said that the number of deaths from AIDS in the country came down by 79 percent while HIV infections fell by 44 percent in 2023. Nadda said the renewed IDS response measures of 'test and treat' and universal viral load testing will be endorsed and AIDS Act 2017 will be implemented in toto. “95% …

India Patients Union Country Nadda Aids Hiv

3 months, 3 weeks ago

High HIV risk in Kerala despite low Infected population: Vijayan

Deccan Chronicle

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday said though the southern state has low density of HIV-affected persons, the odds of contracting the infection is very high there. The disease prevention activities and awareness programmes have great significance and the state government is making various interventions to keep the disease at bay, he said in a Facebook post marking …

Kerala

3 months, 3 weeks ago

A twice-yearly shot could help end AIDS. But will it get to everyone who needs it?

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a statement, Gilead said it has “an ongoing …

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