A scientific review board has closed down the oral tenofovir arm of the Vaginal and Oral Interventions to Control the Epidemic (VOICE) study looking at pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) HIV prevention interventions among women in Africa. The Microbicides Trial Network, responsible for the study, made the announcement Wednesday. VOICE is the first study to compare the […]
The House Appropriations Committee posted a draft bill today funding the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education programs. The draft contains a $1 billion increase for biomedical research for a total of $31.7 billion at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), but eliminates $300 million in funding for the Global Fund to […]
HIV
If the criteria for the selection announced Wednesday night of Vice President Mike Pence to lead the U.S. efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 seemed […]
Tuberculosis
As a New Pandemic Spreads, World TB Day Reminds us of Unfinished Business – Efforts to fight the latest global health threat can come at the […]
Research & Development
This year marks the close of a dynamic decade in global infectious disease research and responses that changed expectations of what humanity can accomplish toward making […]
Policy
A coalition of medical, health care, health policy and other groups are calling on the United States Congress to swiftly and meaningfully fund emergency multifaceted domestic […]