Despite remarkable medical advances in HIV prevention over the past decade, significant gaps have persisted in the U.S.

Robin O’Donoghue grew up in Fairbanks and first heard about pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, for preventing HIV transmission when he was in college. PrEP is a daily pill or injection that ...

Long-term Medicaid expansion was linked to substantial growth in PrEP prescribing, with earlier expansion states seeing far ...

That experience moved Hurley to seek out PrEP, shorthand for preexposure prophylaxis. The antiretroviral medication greatly reduces the chance of getting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The therapy ...

In a large clinical trial assessing Apretude, ViiV Healthcare’s recently approved injectable drug, as a form of HIV prevention, seven participants contracted the virus despite receiving their ...

The HIV-prevention pill PrEP will now be covered under most insurance plans. Its name is short for pre-exposure prophylaxis. Supporters of the move to make it free to those who are insured call it a ...

Lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable PrEP, requires two injections annually, marking a significant advancement in HIV ...

smartphone When pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), is taken daily as prescribed, sexual transmission of HIV is reduced by approximately 99% and transmission through injection drug use is reduced by at ...

The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) announced its recommendation for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) granted an “A” grade for HIV ...

A little specificity would go a long way in the recommendations of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)—that is, if we want health insurance companies to pay for lifesaving HIV prevention ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PrEP coverage in the U.S. between 2012-2021 ranged from 3.8% in West Virginia to 22.2% in New York. Australian ...

In May, just before Pride Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released news worth celebrating: 2021 saw the lowest numbers of new HIV diagnoses in decades. New HIV infections were ...