Since the start of the HIV epidemic in 1981, over 700,000 Americans have lost their lives to AIDS. Being infected used to be a death sentence. But now, 40 years later, the U.S. is on the precipice of ...

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A twice yearly injection that is highly effective in preventing HIV transmission could dramatically reduce infections and save lives — if the people who would most benefit from the drug can obtain it, ...

A new pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drug has shown promise as a once-monthly oral pill to help prevent HIV. PrEP plays a key part in reducing the number of new HIV infections by stopping the virus ...

Did you know that there is a medication referred to as the birth control pill for HIV? HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is a pill that may cause a revolution in HIV prevention. If taken daily, ...

Merck MRK recently launched two late-stage clinical studies to evaluate MK-8527, its investigational once-monthly oral pill for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). The EXPrESSIVE-11 study, which ...

For 27 years, Esther Shiyayo and her husband have navigated life in a discordant marriage. Esther is HIVpositive while he remains HIVnegative. To maintain his status, he faithfully took a daily dose ...

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MEXICO CITY — Can a pill a day help prevent infection from HIV, the virus that causes AIDS? No one knows. But researchers in a number of countries are conducting trials and planning others to test the ...

Forty-year-old Thulisile Nkosi* carefully counts the pills in her bottle before handing over a few to her friend.