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Researchers at the Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University have developed a model that accurately ...

Antibiotics are one of the greatest triumphs in the history of medical science - but these lifesaving tools have a dark side.

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Is the cost of research aimed at curing HIV worth it, when HIV can be effectively managed and prevented by existing drugs?

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A UCSF analysis has found that the newer generation of much more effective diabetes medications are reaching only a fraction ...