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“Ready, Set, PrEP” Offers HIV Prevention Meds by Mail
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First Generic Truvada Now Available in the United States
PrEP: The Basics

Black and Latino Folks Are Less Likely to Be Referred for PrEP

Clinicians and public health workers are still failing Black and Latino communities when it comes to HIV prevention.

Apretude Approved—the First Long-Acting Injectable PrEP Option

Every-other-month cabotegravir injections may work even better than daily pills for HIV prevention.

Like the Morning-After Pill, but for HIV

An innovative approach to postexposure prophylaxis gives people access to it before they need it.

Take This Article With You When You Request HIV PrEP

Starting today, the CDC recommends that clinicians prescribe pre-exposure prophylaxis to anyone who asks for it.

New Report Reveals Persistent HIV Inequities Among Gay and Bi Men

Black and Latino men who have sex with men are not seeing the same improvements as white men, but innovative approaches can help.

These States Are Falling Further Behind in Providing HIV PrEP

So far, it appears that there has been no catching up between early- and late-adopting states.
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Connect and Inspire Black Gay Men? There’s an App for That: THRIVE 365

The Atlanta-based HIV service provider THRIVE SS launches an app for same-gender-loving men of color, regardless of status.
Dr. Déry, Doc Griggs and Milan Nicole Sherry break down U=U.

How Do U=U and PrEP Stop HIV? Watch These Animations to Find Out!

NoiseFilter’s latest animated HIV series explains U=U, PrEP and PEP—with help from trans activist Milan Nicole Sherry.
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Is COVID-19 PrEP on the Horizon?

Post-exposure and pre-exposure prophylaxis could be a game-changer for immunocompromised people.
Vivent Health’s location in Kansas City, Missouri, opened November 1, 2021.

Vivent Health Opens a New HIV Care Facility in Kansas City, Missouri

Vivent Health’s new location in Kansas City, Missouri, offers HIV treatment and prevention, dental care, a food pantry and other services.

Lack of Housing Linked to HIV, HCV Spikes Among People Who Inject Drugs

Unstable housing is also associated with a higher HIV viral load.

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Top Takeaways on HIV, Hepatitis C and LGBTQ Health From SYNC 2021

News and tweets from the SYNChronicity 2021 Conference on HIV, hepatitis C, sexually transmitted infections and LGBTQ health

Long-Acting Injectable PrEP Could Be Approved Early Next Year

Injections of cabotegravir given once every two months may work even better than daily pills for HIV prevention.

No, Truvada and Descovy PrEP Are Not “AIDS Vaccine Pills”

More HIV prevention misinformation is coming from the right.

Don’t Underestimate the Benefit of HIV PrEP for Trans Women

According to a recent study, transgender women might benefit more than they think from the prevention pill.
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National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day 2021

People 55 and older make up 37% of the U.S. HIV population. Most are undetectable. What’s more, PrEP use increased among this age group.
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