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Apretude, a new drug approved by the FDA this week, is an injection that has proven to be significantly more effective at reducing the risk of sexually-acquired HIV.

A new injection to prevent HIV, rather than pills, is a game-changer, scientists say

Dec 23, 2021
The Food and Drug Administration this week approved an injectable drug that helps prevent the spread of HIV. It only has to be taken once every eight weeks, compared to a daily oral pill.
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A woman receives medication at a clinic offering antiretroviral drugs for HIV patients in Ga-Rankuwa, South Africa.

Long-Lasting Anti-AIDS Meds Eliminate 'Psychic Toll' Of Daily Pill

Nov 19, 2020
The drugs only need to be taken a few times a year — and may soon be available in many parts of the world. Patients say they are more convenient and less stigmatizing.
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Shots - Health News
Truvada is one of two HIV prevention drugs that will be available for free to qualified individuals.

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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Larry Scott-Walker and Daniel Driffin, two of Thrive SS' co-founders, at this year's gay pride parade in Atlanta.

Brunch, Margaritas And Good Advice: How Peer Support Helps Those Living With HIV

Dec 04, 2019
Thrive SS, an HIV support program by and for black men, credits its popularity to its grassroots approach. But the model, which focuses on forming a social networks, misses out on federal funding.
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Shots - Health News
In 2012, the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of Truvada to prevent HIV infection in people at high risk.

Expert Panel Recommends Wider Use Of Daily Pill To Prevent HIV Infections

Jun 11, 2019
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says people at high risk of being infected with HIV should be offered a daily pill containing antiretroviral medications. The drug's cost remains a hurdle.
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Jake Powell, who works in New York City, is originally from Wyoming. Powell joined the PrEP4All movement after having to go off the drug for six months because it was too costly, even for someone with health insurance.

Old Fight, New Front: AIDS Activists Want Lower Drug Prices. Now!

May 30, 2019
In the 1980s, ACT UP demanded action from the U.S. government and got results with drama. AIDS activists today have fresh tactics for their new goal: a more affordable HIV prevention pill.
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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

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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In 2011, Esco's best friend from high school died of AIDS-related causes. One of Esco's exes also died of an AIDS-related condition. And another friend took his own life after he got his diagnosis — out of fear his family would find out.

Ending HIV In Mississippi Means Cutting Through Racism, Poverty And Homophobia

Mar 16, 2019
More than half the new HIV diagnoses in the U.S. are in Southern states, where the rates among gay and bisexual black men remain stubbornly high, despite the existence of medicine to stop the virus.
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Shots - Health News
Dr. Michelle Salvaggio, medical director of the Infectious Diseases Institute at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City, points to drugs used to treat HIV/AIDS. Medical advancements since the epidemic surfaced in the 1980s hav

White House Plan To Stop HIV Faces A Tough Road In Oklahoma

Feb 19, 2019

Trump's plan includes a focus on fighting HIV in the rural Midwest and South. But there are doubts in Oklahoma, where the state's uninsured rate and stigmatization of HIV are high.

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Brittany Williams, a doctoral candidate at the University of Georgia, started taking Truvada when she began dating a man living with HIV. Even though the relationship ended, she continues to take it.

To Halt HIV, Advocates Push For PrEP Outreach To Black Women

Feb 08, 2019
After gay and bisexual men, black women are the group at highest risk for HIV transmission. Here's how women are teaching each other about the most effective ways to prevent infection.
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