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HPV statistics 2024
An estimated 85% of people will get an HPV infection in their lifetime
Updated on Oct. 25, 2024
Flovent discontinued
The go-to asthma treatment has been replaced by an authorized generic
Jan. 4, 2024
HIV statistics 2024
Globally, people who inject drugs have 35 times the risk of acquiring HIV of the general population, female sex workers have 30 times the risk, gay men have 28 times the risk, and transgender women have 14 times the risk
Updated on Oct. 25, 2024
Herpes statistics 2024
Globally, around half a billion people have genital herpes, and several billion have oral herpes
Updated on Oct. 25, 2024
FDA approves Zepbound
This prescription is a version of Mounjaro, which is only approved for Type 2 diabetes
Nov. 9, 2023
FDA approves Wezlana
This medication is a biosimilar—like a generic for biologic medications—for the popular drug Stelara
Nov. 6, 2023
FDA approves Zituvio for diabetes
This new medication joins Januvia and Janumet on the market
Oct. 30, 2023
Breast cancer statistics 2024
Breast cancer accounts for almost 30% of new female cancers each year. Learn more here.
Updated on Oct. 25, 2024
Cancer statistics 2024
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in the U.S.
Updated on Oct. 25, 2024
Weight loss statistics 2024
One-third of people living in the U.S. have obesity, and 50-70% wish to engage in a weight loss program
Updated on Oct. 25, 2024
FDA approves OTC birth control pills
This historic approval of Opill could expand contraceptive access to millions of people
Jul. 14, 2023