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New drug Trodelvy gives hope in fight against deadly triple-negative breast cancer

New drug gives hope in fight against one of the deadliest breast cancers… but will it get the green light in time to save these women? Nicola Tracey was diagnose with triple-negative breast cancer in July 2018 Returned in January and she had to tell her daughters she had months to live Philipa Heatherington was… Read More »

Strides Against HIV/AIDS Falter, Especially in the South, as Nation Battles Covid

Facing a yearlong siege from the coronavirus, the defenses in another, older war are faltering. For the last two decades, HIV/AIDS has been held at bay by potent antiviral drugs, aggressive testing and inventive public education campaigns. But the COVID-19 pandemic has caused profound disruptions in almost every aspect of that battle, grounding outreach teams,… Read More »

Myanmar military fires UN envoy who spoke against its coup

The ambassador, Kyaw Moe Tun, ended his speech with a three-finger salute, a gesture from the “Hunger Games” films that has become a symbol of pro-democratic defiance for protesters in Myanmar and, before that, in neighbouring Thailand. State television announced his firing, saying he had “betrayed the country and spoken for an unofficial organisation which… Read More »