Black gay men face major PrEP access gaps due to cost, stigma, mistrust, and provider silence—despite high HIV impact; ...
The Food and Drug Administration has just approved a preventative HIV drug widely regarded as a breakthrough. On Wednesday afternoon, the FDA approved Gilead Sciences’ lenacapavir as a more convenient ...
A drug currently used to treat certain HIV infections has also, on Wednesday, received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to be used to prevent HIV. Gilead Sciences, maker of the drug, ...
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a highly effective new HIV-prevention medication, Gilead Sciences reported Wednesday. In clinical trials, the drug nearly eliminated HIV’s spread among ...
Yeztugo (lenacapavir) is more than 99.9 percent effective at protecting at-risk people from HIV — but for many, accessing the drug may be a challenge. Yeztugo (lenacapavir) is the first and only ...
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a powerful new prevention drug for HIV called Yeztugo that promises to keep most people virus-free with two shots a year. Made by Gilead Sciences ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...
FILE - A pharmacist holds a vial of lenacapavir, an injectable HIV prevention drug, at the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation's Masiphumelele Research Site, in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, July 23, ...
Most doctors agree Truvada is a boon in AIDS prevention; others express concern. July 16, 2012— -- The Food and Drug Adminstration today announced the approval of the first drug for use in people ...
On June 18, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first medicine to prevent HIV that only has to be taken twice a year. People who are at high risk for HIV can now take the ...
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 ...