Unlike daily PrEP, the injection is administered once every six months, offering continuous protection over that period.

Amidst the presentations at the 2012 International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C., a new drug called Truvada was a conversation lightning rod. The pill, which has been proven to decrease the ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a groundbreaking new option for preventing HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The injectable drug lenacapavir was approved in June and is ...

NBC chief science correspondent Robert Bazell explains the significance of the trial. Why is the study on Truvado being called a major advance? A report out from the U.N. today shows that even though ...

Participation in state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs was associated with improved HIV treatment outcomes and high rates of viral suppression.

The US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) drug regulatory division announced the approval of a new indication for Gilead's Truvada (emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate), making it the first ...

In theory, it has become miraculously easy to avoid getting HIV in the United States today. | Xinmei Liu for Vox Brenton ...

HARARE, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's health authorities on Thursday began administering the long-acting HIV prevention drug lenacapavir, making ‌the country one of the first globally to roll it ‌out ...

By Lulah Dube JOHANNESBURG, April 21 (Reuters) - U.S. funding cuts to South Africa have dismantled HIV prevention programmes ...

Global HIV prevention and treatment are at a crossroads, with major advances like long-acting injectables expanding access while funding cuts threaten progress. UNAIDS and WHO have issued ambitious ...

Lenacapavir is a long-acting injectable Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) option administered once every six months ...

The Federal Capital Territory is set to introduce a new injectable option for HIV prevention, Lenacapavir, in a move aimed at strengthening efforts to curb new infections.The rollout, scheduled for ...