If the source person's HIV screening test result is negative but there has been a risk for HIV exposure in the previous 6 weeks, plasma HIV RNA testing of the source person is also recommended. In ...

Researchers demonstrate new modeling framework and use it to predict efficacy of different prophylaxis strategies A new mathematical simulation approach predicts the efficacy of pre- and post-exposure ...

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

The World Health Organization (WHO) today marked World AIDS Day by issuing simpler guidelines for HIV prophylaxis after someone is exposed to the virus through the likes of unprotected sex with an ...

A randomized clinical trial led by Johns Hopkins researchers finds that giving patients a next-day HIV viral load (VL) test ...

TRUVADA (emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) 200mg/300mg tablets by Gilead Sciences A new FDA-approved use offers help to couples in which one partner is HIV-positive and the other is not ...

The FDA has approved Gilead’s combination drug Descovy for HIV prophylaxis in the US, offering a way of cutting the risk of sexually acquired infection with an improved safety profile compared with ...

"When newborns aren't getting preventive treatment, it suggests we may be missing HIV infections in pregnant women." HealthDay News — Although the rate of perinatal HIV infection is low, more than 50% ...

Canadians seeking help after being accidentally exposed to HIV through a sexual encounter can meet with a range of unhelpful responses and no clear policies. Yet, if a month-long course of anti-HIV ...

Around 10,000 people in England will get access to preventive HIV drugs in a landmark government-funded trial aimed at lowering infection rates among high-risk individuals. The trial, which will cost ...

Single pills (brand name Truvada) containing two antiretroviral drugs, emtricitabine (TFC) and tenofovir disoproxyl fumarate (TDF), used for pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP. Connecticut minors are ...