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LAUNCH DAY 🚀 Today I’m launching a new podcast, Hard Drugs, with Jacob Trefethen (@JacobTref) Our first episode is about lenacapavir — a new HIV drug that blocks infections with an efficacy rate of nearly 100%, and which could completely change the fight against HIV worldwide.…

Static vs. cidal: it’s not complex; it’s simply incorrect @BradSpellberg @DrToddLee @ABsteward doi.org/10.1128/aac.00…

There is a cancer drug made from the ground-up leaves of the Madagascar periwinkle plant. It’s called vinblastine, and it was first approved by the FDA in 1965. The drug is used to treat many different cancers, including Hodgkin’s lymphoma (usually jointly with other…

In February, the US government ended some of the most important survey programs globally, used in research & policy for lower- and middle-income countries. In a new article, I explain why the Demographic and Health Surveys were so critical and why they should be rescued. /1