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FDA approves twice-yearly injection for HIV prevention

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UNN

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first injectable HIV prevention medications that only need to be administered once every six months.
A Man Let Snakes Bite Him 200 Times. His Blood Inspired a Universal Antivenom.

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WSJ

Tim Friede's blood has been used to create a prototype for a universal antivenom.
American science and technology may suffer if U.S. revokes visas for Chinese students

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npr

Dr. David Ho is interviewed by JUANA SUMMERS.
Scientists Develop First Broad Antivenom to Counter Snakebites

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Columbia University News

Dr. Peter Kwong, the Richard J. Stock Professor of Medical Sciences at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, co-led the research, which was reported in the journal Cell.

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He let snakes bite him some 200 times to create a better snakebite antivenom

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npr

May 21, 2025

Scientists now have made a broadly effective antivenom with the help of Tim Friede's antibodies.
One man’s snake bite obsession could yield a lifesaving breakthrough

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The Washington Post

May 6, 2025

Friede's snake bites along with hundreds of additional venom injections over 18 years have put scientists on the path to a breakthrough: a potential universal antivenom.
He injected himself with snake venom hundreds of times. His blood could ‘revolutionize’ snakebite treatment

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CNN Science

May 2, 2025

These antibodies tested for snake venom are ‘Revolutionary’ potential,
A man let snakes bite him 202 times. His blood helped create a new antivenom

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ScienceNews

May 2, 2025

"The newly developed antivenom cocktail targets three of 10 toxin families that are key targets for antivenoms", quoted by Dr. Peter Kwong.
Snake antivenom developed using blood from man who injected himself for 18 years

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ABC in Australia

May 2, 2025

Scientists claim they've created "the most broadly effective snake antivenom to date".
He let snakes bite him some 200 times to create a better snakebite antivenom

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npr

May 2, 2025

This cocktail of three components offered mice complete protection against 13 species and partial protection against six more.