The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved lenacapavir, an injectable drug that offers long-lasting protection against HIV infection. Administered once every six months, this new treatment marks a major advancement ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Gilead Sciences' twice-yearly injection to prevent HIV—a move the company hailed as a major breakthrough in the fight against the sexually transmitted virus.
Jun 18, 2025
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FA new injection to prevent HIV is expected to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) later this month.
Jun 7, 2025
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A little over two decades ago, addressing Nigeria's HIV crisis topped U.S. President George W. Bush's priorities. Africa's most populous nation had 3.5 million HIV cases, and the disease threatened to destabilize the region ...
May 19, 2025
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The world risks returning to the worst days of the global AIDS pandemic following the sudden halt to US foreign aid funding, the UN's top AIDS official said Monday, warning millions would die.
Mar 24, 2025
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A team of pharmaceutical researchers at biopharma company Gilead Sciences has announced that a reformulation of its HIV prevention drug lenacapavir allows it to persist in the body for up to a year. In their paper published ...
A multi-national, multi-institutional study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators found little natural resistance to a new HIV therapy called lenacapavir in a population of patients in Uganda.
Feb 19, 2025
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Despite breakthroughs in HIV treatment and prevention worldwide, critical challenges such as stigma, unequal access and managing the virus for an aging population remain, a group of Rutgers Health experts said at a recent ...
Feb 17, 2025
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Preexposure prophylaxis, known as PrEP, reduces the risk of new HIV infections through sex by 99% and among injectable drug users by at least 74%, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Feb 11, 2025
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The head of the U.N. AIDS agency said Monday the number of new HIV infections could jump more than six times by 2029 if American support of the biggest AIDS program is dropped, warning that millions of people could die and ...
Feb 10, 2025
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