In playwriting and fiction, we call it deus ex machina – literally, the “god out of the machine” – which has come to mean a miraculously happy or fortuitous ending to a long and agonizing drama.

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Promising results from an early-stage trial suggest that lenacapavir injections might offer long-lasting protection. What will really matter in the long run? That’s the question we tackle each ...