Neat News 741 (added 2018-01-10)

HIV Treatment once a Week

There is a new method of slowly applying medication so that the ingredients are released over the course of a week. Inside a capsule is a cross that once unfolded keeps the medication in the stomach but lets the food pass to the small intestine. The approach has been successfully tested in animals and may in the long run replace the strict regime of daily drug intake to keep HIV at bay.

News seen at: BBC - Health