HIV Breakthrough as New Injection 89% More Effective Than PrEP
"PrEP reduces the risk of getting HIV from sex by about 99 percent when taken as prescribed. Although there is less information about how effective PrEP pills are among people who inject drugs, we know that PrEP pills reduce the risk of getting HIV by at least 74 percent when taken as prescribed," the CDC says.
Twice-Yearly Injection 96% Effective in Preventing HIV Infection
A twice-yearly injection of Sunlenca (lenacapavir) reduces the risk of HIV infection by 96%, which is significantly more effective than oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) using pills like Truvada, researchers report in the New England Journal of Medicine.
HIV infections can be prevented – why some people act to protect themselves, and others don’t
People are at the heart of the HIV pandemic, so it’s important to understand how they make protection decisions.
Gilead’s twice-yearly lenacapavir shows promise in HIV prevention trial
The Phase III Purpose 2 trial compared the safety and efficacy of twice-yearly subcutaneous lenacapavir for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) against once-daily oral Truvada.
Twice-Yearly Injection Reduces Risk of HIV Infection by 96%
For oral medications that prevent new HIV infection to be effective, the patient must take certain actions, including attending doctor's visits every three months and—most importantly—cons
'Huge relief' as new drug found to effectively prevent HIV infection
A vaccination with the drug lenacapavir offers an effective protection against a HIV infection, according to newly published research from the pivotal phase-three study "Purpose 2". The option to vaccinate against HIV only every six months is a genuine breakthrough,
PrEP therapies utter new hope in HIV preventive landscape as vaccine failures amass
The HIV vaccine space has seen dwindling research activity as drug manufacturers turn to PrEP therapies for preventive ...
HIV prevention pills should be free, but insurers are still charging
Insurance companies have to pay for PrEP under federal rules, but some skirt the requirement for free access to the treatment ...
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Big Pharma Is the Only Reason Anyone Still Dies From HIV
While antiviral drugs to treat HIV had been approved a decade earlier, only five out of 33 million people who carried the ...
Kenya approves roll out of vaginal ring to protect women from HIV
Kenya’s ministry of health has approved the nationwide roll out of a vaginal ring to help women protect themselves from HIV.
Africa's making progress against HIV, but donor funds are drying up—what must change
Remarkable progress has been made against the HIV epidemic in the last two decades. However, a loss of momentum in fighting ...
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"Living life to the fullest" Festival marks World AIDS Day
A festival called "Living life to the fullest" took place in HCM city on Saturday to mark World AIDS Day (December 1), ...
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Bill Gates Opens Up on Finding Lifetime HIV Vaccine
U.S. philanthropist and entrepreneur Bill Gates has opened up about the search for a lifetime HIV vaccine, rather than one ...
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Fewest new HIV cases since late 1980s: UNAIDS report
UNAIDS report Fewer people contracted HIV last year than at any point since the rise of the disease in the late 1980s, the United Nations said Tuesday, warning that this decline was still far too slow ...