1. Trogarzo is an antiretroviral medication for adult HIV patients who do not respond to other HIV therapies on the market.
2. The Masters Series Mechanical Heart Valve is now available in a 15 millimeter size for use in newborns with heart defects.
3. Oxford Immunotec’s new detection tests screen for Babesia microti— a parasite transmitted via deer ticks — in samples of donated blood.
4. 23andMe’s direct-to-consumer breast cancer test screens for three specific BRCA1 and BRCA2 breast cancer gene mutations.
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