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An experimental treatment by GSK achieved functional cures for nearly 20% of hepatitis B patients in major clinical trials, a massive leap from the 1-3% success rate of current medications. The breakthrough offers hope for millions living with a virus that kills a million people annually.
An experimental medicine called bepirovirsen achieved functional cures in nearly 20% of chronic hepatitis B patients during clinical trials, a massive leap from current treatments that cure only 1% to 3%. For a disease killing 1 million people annually, this breakthrough could transform millions of lives.
Millions of Americans with tough-to-treat urinary tract infections can now skip the IV and take medicine at home. The FDA just approved the first oral antibiotic powerful enough to fight resistant infections that used to require hospitalization.
Millions of severe asthma patients across Europe can now access a breakthrough treatment requiring only two injections annually instead of monthly doses. The newly approved drug could transform life for people whose symptoms haven't been controlled by existing medications.
Scientists at Imperial College London just secured £3 million to transform how we discover new antibiotics using cutting-edge technology. This breakthrough could help solve one of medicine's biggest challenges: finding new ways to fight deadly infections.
A new flu vaccine using the same technology that powered COVID shots just proved more effective than traditional options in a 40,000-person study. The breakthrough could reshape how we protect ourselves from seasonal flu.
Sixteen major pharmaceutical companies agreed to cut prescription drug prices for Americans through a new discount platform called TrumpRx. Popular medications including weight-loss drugs, diabetes treatments, and asthma inhalers will now cost significantly less for millions of consumers.
Microsoft just launched a platform that lets AI agents handle the tedious parts of scientific research, freeing scientists to focus on breakthroughs. Early users are already designing better batteries, developing new drugs, and exploring cleaner energy solutions.
Morocco just signed a historic pact to build its own medical device industry, aiming to produce most of what it needs at home instead of importing. The move promises stronger healthcare, new jobs, and medical innovation across North Africa.
For the first time, a new treatment called bepirovirsen has achieved functional cure in 1 in 5 hepatitis B patients, compared to nearly zero with current therapies. This breakthrough could free millions from lifelong daily medication.
Scientists discovered a secret "control panel" on a protein that powers billion-dollar cancer treatments, opening the door to safer, more targeted therapies. The breakthrough could let doctors destroy disease while protecting healthy cells.
A groundbreaking hepatitis B treatment is letting patients stop therapy while keeping the deadly liver virus undetectable. The experimental drug achieved a "functional cure" in 20% of trial participants, a breakthrough decades in the making.
A groundbreaking hepatitis B treatment is helping one in five patients stop therapy entirely while keeping the deadly liver virus undetectable. After decades of searching, researchers may have found the path to a functional cure for a disease that kills 1.1 million people yearly.
Scientists at Imperial College London just won £3.1 million to crack one of medicine's toughest puzzles: how to outsmart drug-resistant bacteria that kill millions. Their secret weapon combines artificial intelligence with chemistry to design antibiotics that can break through bacterial defenses.