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NICE backs use of Boehringer’s Ofev in IPF from diagnosis

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Ofev (nintedanib) has been recommended since 2015 for NHS use in IPF patients who have a forced vital capacity (FVC) value of 50% to 80% of normal, but will now be an option for people with less severe disease, i.e. an FVC of more than 80%. The post NICE backs use of Boehringer’s Ofev in IPF from diagnosis appeared first on.

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Developing new treatment regimens for HIV

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In fact, a study published in 2023 in The Lancet HIV revealed that women and men with HIV at age 40 had an average of 39 and 37 years of life left, respectively – only a few years less than that of the general population – if they started antiretroviral therapy (ART) after 2015. World Health Organization. The Global Health Observatory.