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    What Happens When A Pandemic And An Epidemic Collide

    Jul 14, 2020
    At the international AIDS conference last week — held virtually — concerns were shared about the impact of the novel coronavirus on efforts to fight AIDS.
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    Truvada is one of two HIV prevention drugs that will be available for free to qualified individuals.
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    HIV Prevention Drugs Are Available For Free: How Do You Get Them?

    Dec 04, 2019
    For people at high risk of HIV, taking a daily dose of a prevention drug is essential. But many can't afford it. A new federal program makes the drugs available for free.
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    California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Monday authorizing pharmacists to dispense HIV preventative medications to patients without a physician's prescription. Truvada is one such drug.
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    California To Make HIV Prevention Drugs Available Without A Prescription

    Oct 08, 2019
    The new law will make it easier for people to access PrEP and PEP medications without needing to see a doctor or get insurance authorization first.
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    New HIV Map Offers Most Detailed Look Yet At The Epidemic

    May 15, 2019
    Knowing where rates of prevalence are highest — and lowest — can lead to new strategies for treatment and prevention. The map focuses on sub-Saharan Africa, the epicenter of the epidemic.
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    HHS Secretary Alex Azar at a White House roundtable discussion of health care prices in January. Azar tells NPR his office is now in "active negotiations and discussion" with drugmakers on how to make HIV prevention medicines more available and "cost-eff
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    How HHS Secretary Alex Azar Reconciles Medicaid Cuts With Stopping The Spread Of HIV

    Apr 08, 2019
    As head of the Department of Health and Human Services, Alex Azar is charged with making Trump's plan to end HIV in the U.S. by 2030 work. "We have an historic opportunity," he tells NPR.
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    More testing for HIV infection is one of the steps needed to halt the spread of the virus.
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    Halting U.S. HIV Epidemic By 2030: Difficult But Doable

    Feb 06, 2019
    The Trump administration has a plan to end the spread of HIV in the U.S. in 10 years. HIV/AIDS advocates say it's feasible but that the administration's actions on health run counter to the goal.
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    Rising Cost Of PrEP, A Pill That Prevents HIV, Pushes It Out Of Reach For Many

    Jun 30, 2018
    Many people at high risk for HIV can't afford PrEP, though it's more than 90 percent effective if taken daily. Its list price, close to $2,000 for a 30-day supply, has risen 45 percent in six years.
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    A child is tested for HIV in Johannesburg, South Africa. A single injection of antibodies that target HIV is being developed and analyzed.
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    Chasing A New Way To Prevent HIV: Passive Immunization

    Apr 18, 2018
    The idea is to inject anti-HIV antibodies that would kill the virus when people get exposed. A new study is promising — although it was conducted on monkeys.
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    Cooper says he's usually private, but doesn't mind "stepping outside myself" to spread the word about PrEP's benefits, and encourage friends to "at least try it."
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    PrEP Campaign Aims To Block HIV Infection And Save Lives In D.C.

    Apr 10, 2018
    PrEP is shorthand for a pill that prevents HIV infection, if taken daily. As Washington, D.C. aims to cut new infections in half by 2020, it hopes to quadruple the number of residents on the medicine.
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    Heineken has bottling plants around the world.
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    Global Fund Pounded For Partnering With Heineken

    Mar 15, 2018
    Critics say it's not appropriate for a health group to work with a beer company. Others argue that such partnerships are vital to eliminate diseases like AIDS and TB by 2030.
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    Researchers are working on a new way to deliver anti-HIV drugs. A six-pointed device (artist's rendering, above) folds up to fit inside a capsule. One swallowed, the capsule dissolves and the device opens up and slowly dispenses the medication.
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    Swallowing A 'Mini-Pillbox' Could Change The Way HIV Drugs Are Delivered

    Jan 09, 2018
    The idea is that a single capsule could deliver a week's worth of medication — contained in a six-pointed device that's folded up in a capsule.
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    Vargas coached Galvan through his fear of coming out to his doctor and how to help educate the physician about treating a gay man.<em> </em>
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    'Here It Goes': Coming Out To Your Doctor In Rural America

    Nov 21, 2017
    For LGBTQ Americans in rural areas, finding a sympathetic physician can be difficult. And that challenge makes getting appropriate health care even harder.
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    An HIV-positive mother in Thailand plays with her son, who did not contract the virus in utero. Thailand has eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV, according to the World Health Organization.
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    There's Great News — And Grim News — In The Fight Against HIV/AIDS

    Jul 28, 2017
    The epidemic is always changing. Here's a look at some of the latest trends.
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    Truvada can dramatically reduce the risk of HIV infection when taken as a preventative medicine — if taken every day. Studies are underway to determine if young people are likely to take the pill consistently.
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    Would A Pill To Protect Teens From HIV Make Them Feel Invincible?

    Mar 11, 2015
    Trials are underway to see how effective a pill approved for HIV prevention in adults may be for teenagers. But some worry Truvada could end up encouraging reckless sexual behavior among young people.
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    Needle Exchange Program Creates Black Market In Clean Syringes

    Jan 03, 2015
    Some drug users in Philadelphia are reselling syringes they get for free at needle exchanges. That's illegal, but researchers say the practice still helps prevent the spread of diseases like HIV.
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