A decade into the era of the HIV prevention pill, called PrEP, efforts to leverage its heralded power to curb new infections have stagnated in the United States. This shortfall is a key reason the ...

Public health officials are expanding efforts to get the HIV prevention pill into the hands of those at risk, in a nationwide effort to curb infections. But the officials are hitting roadblocks — the ...

Up until 2012, there was only one way to protect yourself from acquiring the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) from sex: wearing condoms. While condoms are still a great preventive tool, there’s ...

Share on Pinterest The number of heterosexual people being diagnosed with HIV has been steadily rising in recent years, yet many are unaware of effective preventive medications such as PrEP.

What Is PrEP for HIV? PrEP is medicine that helps protect you from HIV. It stands for pre-exposure prophylaxis. “Pre” means before. You take the medicine before you think you might come into contact ...

Alexis Perkins thought her OB-GYN's office in Atlanta would be just the place to get a prescription for the type of drug that reduces a person's risk of contracting HIV. But during a recent visit, the ...

It’s been over a decade since the Food and Drug Administration first approved a medication to prevent HIV. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates just 30% of the 1.2 million ...