A new pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drug has shown promise as a once-monthly oral pill to help prevent HIV. PrEP plays a key part in reducing the number of new HIV infections by stopping the virus ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. a group of fit men in blue and white outfits promote national prep day Today is the first National PrEP Day — a new annual event ...

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 ...

A drug currently used to treat certain HIV infections has also, on Wednesday, received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to be used to prevent HIV. Gilead Sciences, maker of the drug, ...

Deploying lenacapavir will require rethinking who delivers HIV prevention, how it is financed, and what policy infrastructure ...

A bill moving through the Georgia General Assembly could change how people in the state start HIV prevention medication. Senate Bill 195 would allow trained pharmacists to prescribe PrEP, a daily ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a highly effective new HIV-prevention medication, Gilead Sciences reported Wednesday. In clinical trials, the drug nearly eliminated HIV’s spread among ...

In this Oct. 7, 2019, file photo, a pharmacist displays the HIV prevention drugs Descovy, left and Truvada, right, at a pharmacy in Sacramento, Calif. A proposed federal policy aims to protect older ...