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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
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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.

“False Information in a Post You Just Shared”: Coming to HIV News Soon?

Could sites like Facebook, Google and Twitter help fight misinformation and end the HIV epidemic?
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Truvada or Descovy for PrEP? Your Lab Work May Tell You

Sometimes the older formulation of tenofovir is a better choice for HIV prevention.

Americans Get a D on HIV PrEP and an F on U=U

Despite the introduction of prevention pills and proof that undetectable equals untransmissible, Americans are still ignorant about HIV.

Among Women Black Females Bear the Brunt of HIV

Black women face higher rates of the virus than other populations because of a variety of socioeconomic problems that place them at risk.

PrEP Enables Gay and Bi Men to Connect Across HIV Status

Some men living with HIV still practice serosorting, but HIV-negative men on PrEP often were more likely to have HIV-positive partners.

Which U.S. Region Sees the Highest Rates of HIV Diagnoses and Deaths?

For answers, check out these nine takeaways from the report “HIV in the U.S. Deep South: Trends From 2008–2019.”

Women: Want to Be Well Where HIV Rates Are High? Tweet #ShesWell

New CDC campaign educates cisgender women about PrEP for HIV prevention.

Vaginal Ring and Truvada Safe for HIV Prevention During Late Pregnancy

Little HIV prevention research has included pregnant women for fear of adverse birth outcomes.

Don’t Rush Black Women With Same-Day HIV PrEP Starts

Ample information, respectful interactions with clinicians and follow-up could be keys to supporting Black women in the South to use PrEP.

Insurers Must Cover PrEP and Related Services to Prevent HIV

The U.S. government clarified that health insurers must cover PrEP and the associated doctor visits and tests. Here’s why.

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Gender-Affirming Care Plus HIV PrEP Coming to Houston (and Elsewhere)

Study will test whether providing both together will improve HIV protection for trans women.
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Cisgender Women’s Rectal Tissue May Be More Vulnerable to HIV Than Men’s

What this means for women’s HIV acquisition rates is unclear.

Untangling Why Young People Don’t Take PrEP

Awareness of the HIV prevention pills don’t match their use.

PrEP Programs Face Devastating Loss of Funding for HIV Prevention

HIV clinics could lose over $100 million each year—notably those serving Black, brown, queer and Southern communities.

Should pharmacists be allowed to prescribe PrEP and PEP to prevent HIV?

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