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A brand new drug might be more effective at preventing HIV than current methods. Many people take daily oral antiretroviral medication—known as PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis)—to protect themselves ...

For several years, pre-exposure prophylaxis against HIV (PrEP) has been a major success in preventing new cases. However, ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

HIV-1 infection remains a major public health problem, with an estimated 38.4 million people living with HIV and 1.5 million new HIV infections reported worldwide in 2021. The risk of HIV infection ...

When it comes to HIV prevention, few tools have been as game-changing as PrEP — short for pre-exposure prophylaxis. Yet, ...

Before Ciarra Covin was diagnosed with HIV in 2008, medications called PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) that prevent HIV infection didn’t exist. As a college student in rural Georgia, Covin found out ...