Friday marks the 35th anniversary of World AIDS Day, an international moment to remember, reflect and educate people on the HIV/AIDS epidemic that started over four decades ago. But due to ...
HIV/AIDS activists heralded the approval of a new twice-yearly pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medication last year, but ...
When Dr. Sharon Nachman treats teenagers or young adults, she often asks about their sexual health and whether they would consider a medication that can vastly improve the chances of avoiding an HIV ...
Many people protected by drugs that prevent HIV infection quit using them, upping their vulnerability to the virus that causes AIDS, new research shows. The drug combo known as pre-exposure ...
The end of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States could soon be in sight. While we don't yet have an HIV vaccine, we have drugs that are nearly 100% effective in preventing people from contracting ...
Pre-exposure prophylaxis, known as PrEP, is dramatically effective at preventing HIV infections. When taken correctly, the pill can reduce the risk of contracting HIV through drug injection by up to ...
Nationwide, an estimated 1.2 million people are eligible to receive medication that can prevent the spread of life-threatening HIV infection. But only roughly a third of those eligible are currently ...
The 25th International AIDS Conference kicked off Monday, July 22, in Munich, Germany with calls to redouble efforts to end the global epidemic as funding cuts and threats to the rights of LGBTQ ...
Learning the best type of HIV prevention for those at highest risk can start with conversations about their options, writes Zandraetta Tims-Cook, MD, MPH, AAHIVS In the US, we have made remarkable ...
The history of HIV/AIDS, PrEP, viral loads, the stigma behind the start of it all and where we need to go from here were some of the talking points touched upon in the last Censored Series of the ...
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Georgia leads in U.S. HIV cases. Here’s why the lifesaving drug PrEP faces barriers in the state.
Latonia Wilkins knows she needs to be on PrEP due to her non-monogamous lifestyle. But the 52-year-old Atlanta mother has faced repeated challenges getting the lifesaving drug that can prevent new HIV ...
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