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HIV medications for children can be bitter to swallow. A strawberry-flavored drug might help
The pediatric formulation of dolutegravir, a drug recommended as first-line HIV treatment by the World Health Organization, will come as a strawberry-flavored tablet that can be dissolved in water or juice, making it easier to give to children too young to swallow tablets.
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12-4-20
HIV, COVID-19 epidemics are similar yet starkly different, advocates say
Although money is being poured into the race for a COVID-19 vaccine, organizations like the NC AIDS Action Network and Alliance of AIDS Services Carolinas say it's tough finding money to improve access to statewide testing, treatment and prevention for HIV.
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12-1-20
STDs at an all-time high, condom use down, CDC says
Three types of sexually transmitted diseases are at a record high in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Health officials report that cases of gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia have risen...
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10-16-19
