The Food and Drug Administration approved the use of PrEP, short for pre-exposure prophylaxis, as a strategy to prevent people from contracting HIV in 2012. Some were eager to take advantage of the ...
"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.
Though an antiretroviral medication called PrEP provides near-perfect protection against HIV, patients must often surmount ...
HOUSTON — The fight against HIV has come a long way, and new advancements in prevention are changing the game. One of the latest breakthroughs is a long-lasting injectable form of PrEP (pre-exposure ...
The CDC estimates 2.2 million Americans could benefit from HIV prevention drugs, but just over a quarter of that group have ...
New pilot partnership links at-home HIV screening with clinical prevention and treatment services across Ontario. TORONTO, ON ...
The Illinois Department of Public Health has issued a standing order that will allow residents to obtain the HIV preventive medication known as PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) directly from a ...
A couple of years ago, Matthew Hurley got the kind of text people fear. It said: "When was the last time you were STD tested?" Someone Hurley had recently had unprotected sex with had just tested ...
The “enormous revelation” that drugs can be used to prevent catching HIV has benefitted millions and helped slash ...
A daily preventive pill can be invaluable for people at risk for HIV. But some doctors don't know much about prescribing them. And billing... Some patients face hurdles getting HIV prevention drugs.