PrideSource

PrEP to prevent HIV infection

"Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is the most important concept in the [HIV] prevention field today," Robert Grant told the Infectious Disease Society of America at their annual meeting in San Diego.
Yahoo

HIV infections can be prevented – why some people act to protect themselves, and others don’t

The number of new HIV infections has fallen over the years – it declined by 39% from 2010 to 2023. But HIV’s devastating impact on global health persists. In 2023, 1.3 million people acquired HIV – ...
Rolling Out

How new HIV prevention strategies are changing lives

The landscape of HIV prevention has undergone a profound transformation with significant advancements in medical interventions and a deeper understanding of how the virus spreads. These developments ...
WebMD

How Yeztugo Works to Prevent HIV

How Does Yeztugo Work to Prevent HIV? HIV is a virus that has a coating around it, which is called a capsid. In order for HIV to make copies of itself and spread within your body, it needs to get ...
WebMD

FDA Approves First Twice-Yearly Shot to Prevent HIV

June 19, 2025 – The FDA has approved the first twice-yearly shot to reduce the risk of HIV infections. Originally approved in 2012 as a treatment for people with HIV that no longer responded to ...
Yahoo

'Huge relief' as new drug found to effectively prevent HIV infection

A vaccination with the drug lenacapavir offers an effective protection against a HIV infection, according to newly published research from the pivotal phase-three study "Purpose 2". The option to ...
AOL

WHO recommends lenacapavir as twice yearly injection to help prevent HIV

According to UNAIDS, in 2024, about 40.8 million people around the world were living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) — a virus that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) if ...
NBC Washington

FDA Approves Second Drug Descovy to Prevent HIV Infection

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the second drug to help prevent HIV infections on Thursday. Descovy is a PrEP or pre-exposure prophylaxis drug, which means the drug is taken daily to ...
fox6now

FDA approves new twice-yearly HIV prevention shot. Here's how it works

Gilead Sciences' new shot is a drug named lenacapavir, which was tested in two studies and reportedly eliminated HIV infections in high-risk patients. People have to test negative for HIV before they ...
Chicago Tribune

The world’s only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV could stop transmission — if people can get it

The U.S. has approved the world’s only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV, the first step in an anticipated global rollout that could protect millions – although it’s unclear how many in the U.S. and ...
The Conversation

HIV infections can be prevented – why some people act to protect themselves, and others don’t

Hilton Humphries does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...