Tag: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
Could a PrEP implant change the fight against HIV infection forever?
Early clinical trials by Merck are showing promise for a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) implant that could last up to a year. The move could be “game-changing” for those who use PrEP to halt HIV transmission.
The results were presented at the International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Science.
“I think the implant study is potentially game-changing,” said Anthony Fauci, MD, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), to MedPage Today.
“The real problem with PrEP is,...
Straight people’s HIV rates hold steady as gay & bi men’s drops
According to the Kirby Institute’s 2018 surveillance report on HIV, viral hepatitis, and sexually transmissible infections in Australia, the HIV infection rate in the country has hit an 18-year low.
“It’s the lowest number we’ve seen in 18 years,” said professor Rebecca Guy, the head of the Kirby institute’s Surveillance, Evaluation, and Research Program to the Sunday Morning Herald.
The country has seen only 835 new cases of HIV transmission in the previous year, marking a 23% decline over the last...
The truth is you can afford the medication that prevents HIV. Here’s how
As two long-time advocates for LGBTQ+ health, we’re here with a surprising public service announcement: You can afford Truvada for PrEP – the groundbreaking pill that can prevent HIV transmission.
You read that correctly.
Lowering the price of drugs is an easy rallying cry, and HIV activists are using this political momentum to call for government intervention to lower the price of Truvada for PrEP -– as the key to ending the HIV epidemic. It’s hard to talk about healthcare and...
