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Clients Got HIV Through 'Vampire Facial' Microneedling Treatments

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FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 (HealthDay) -- Between 2018 and the spring of 2023, a cluster of clients who had gotten 'vampire facial' microneedling skin treatments at a New Mexico spa were diagnosed with HIV, probably via poorly cleaned instruments, a new.

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New avenues for rare disease treatment

Drug Target Review

Most of these conditions are genetic in origin and the majority have no effective treatment. That includes countless rare peripheral diseases, including many for which there are currently no treatments. Boosting autophagy won’t be the only road to new treatments for rare genetic diseases but it is a vital one to take.

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Overall Cancer Death Rates Decreased From 1991 to 2018

The Pharma Data

Overall Cancer Death Rates Decreased From 1991 to 2018. 12, 2021 — Overall cancer death rates have decreased continuously from 1991 to 2018, according to a study published online Jan. percent from 2014 to 2018 for men, from 1.8 percent from 2014 to 2018 for men, from 1.8 Professional. TUESDAY, Jan. Siegel, M.P.H.,

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2010 to 2018 Saw Decrease in Rate of Death for People With HIV

The Pharma Data

2010 to 2018 Saw Decrease in Rate of Death for People With HIV. 19, 2020 — From 2010 to 2018, there was a 36.6 from the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues examined age-adjusted death rates per 1,000 PWDH during 2010 to 2018 using data from the National HIV Surveillance System for persons aged 13 years and older. Professional.

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New Treatment Brings Hope for Rare, Deadly Cancer Linked to Asbestos, Malignant Mesothelioma

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He didn’t think much of it until 2018, when he began to feel ill and dropped more than 40 pounds. THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2024 -- Mick worked in a factory boiler room in the 1970s, where he was exposed to asbestos. The diagnosis: malignant.

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Advancing CAR-T therapy: how CD5 modulation is shaping cancer treatment

Drug Target Review

However, these treatments will eventually fail for the majority of patients, so there is a strong need for better CAR therapies. How might the CD5 knockout approach impact the treatment of other types of cancers beyond T-cell lymphoma?

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Receipt of Opioid Use Disorder Treatments Prior to Fatal Overdoses and Comparison to No Treatment

Common Sense for Drug Policy Blog

Receipt of Opioid Use Disorder Treatments Prior to Fatal Overdoses and Comparison to No Treatment "The findings revealed that exposures to MOUD, even if not continued throughout the six-month exposure period was associated with reduced risk of a fatal poisoning compared to non-MOUD forms of treatment and no treatment exposure.