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HPV vaccine is effective, safe 10 years after it’s given
A decade of data indicates the HPV vaccine is safe and effective long term, researchers report.
Protective fluid in the knee holds clues for why osteoarthritis is more common in females
Researchers have more evidence that males and females are different, this time in the fluid that helps protect the cartilage in their knee joints. They have found in the synovial fluid of this joint...
Augusta University offers free HIV testing
Media advisory for June 27 EVENT: June 27 is National HIV Testing Day and, in an effort to shed more light on this disease, Augusta University will host free, rapid HIV testing. BACKGROUND: An...
Augusta University recognizes National HIV Testing Day
An estimated 1.1 million people in the United States are living with HIV and Georgia ranks among the highest in the nation for people being diagnosed with the virus, according to the Centers for...
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Therapeutic vaccine designed to reduce recurrence of cervical cancer under study
Physician scientists want to know if a new therapeutic vaccine can prevent or reduce recurrence of cervical cancer in women at high risk for its return.
$9.4 million grant helps scientists explore how cell death fuels high blood pressure
It’s been known for decades that a bacterial infection can raise your blood pressure short term, but now scientists are putting together the pieces of how our own dying cells can fuel chronically...