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It's no great medical breakthrough, just a simple colour-coded box packed with HIV drugs and pictures.
The world's first clinical trial designed to explore using a hallucinogen from magic mushrooms to treat people with depression has stalled.
Fear of infection and social change have driven a huge decline in HIV rates in Zimbabwe, offering important lessons on how to fight the Aids pandemic.
The world's first clinical trial designed to explore using a hallucinogen from magic mushrooms to treat people with depression has stalled.
Europe is experiencing its first sustained transmission of dengue fever since the 1920s, with more than 1 300 people infected in Madeira, Portugal.
Sending daily SMS reminders to health workers can mean nearly 25% more children are properly treated for malaria.
