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4,500 children under the age of five died from measles in the Democratic Republic of the Congo so far this year

“Since the beginning of the year, more than 5,000 people have died due to measles, over 90 per cent of them children under the age of five.

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Investigational Drugs Reduce Risk of Death from Ebola Virus Disease

The investigational therapeutics mAb114 and REGN-EB3 offer patients a greater chance of surviving Ebola virus disease (EVD) compared to the investigational treatment ZMapp, according to published results from a clinical tr...

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Head-to-head comparison finds three anti-seizure drugs equally effective for severe form of epilepsy

There are three treatment options commonly used by doctors in the emergency room to treat patients with refractory status epilepticus, severe seizures that continue even after benzodiazepine medications, which are effectiv...

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Innovative WHO HIV testing recommendations aim to expand treatment coverage

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new recommendations to help countries reach the 8.1 million people living with HIV who are yet to be diagnosed, and who are therefore unable to obtain lifesaving treatment....

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