That experience moved Hurley to seek out PrEP, shorthand for preexposure prophylaxis. The antiretroviral medication greatly ...

"Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is the most important concept in the [HIV] prevention field today," Robert Grant told the Infectious Disease Society of America at their annual meeting in San Diego.

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

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

Gilead has developed a 1-every-6-month injection to prevent HIV. The medication will sell for $14,000 a shot. With numerous proposed major cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act in congress, ...

How Does Yeztugo Work to Prevent HIV? HIV is a virus that has a coating around it, which is called a capsid. In order for HIV to make copies of itself and spread within your body, it needs to get ...

Barbara Debout / AFP via Getty Images For over a decade, taking a pill like Truvada every day has been the standard of care for HIV prevention efforts. In clinical trials, this type of preventive drug ...

About 60% of older Americans take a cholesterol-lowering statin to prevent heart attack, stroke, and other forms of cardiovascular disease. In contrast, only 25% of eligible, HIV-negative people take ...

Most doctors agree Truvada is a boon in AIDS prevention; others express concern. July 16, 2012— -- The Food and Drug Adminstration today announced the approval of the first drug for use in people ...

In June, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug that could transform HIV prevention. People at risk of HIV can get an injection of lenacapavir every six months and be almost ...

HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) remains a significant global health challenge, affecting millions of people worldwide. While advancements in medical science have led to better management of the ...