AIDS

Truvada has been around for a decade as a treatment for people who are already HIV-positive. In the last few years, it has also been shown to prevent new infections, and New York officials are embracing the pill as a way to prevent the spread of AIDS.

Health & Safety

As New York Embraces HIV-Preventing Pill, Some Voice Doubts

11:22pm July 20, 2014

by Joel Rose

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is supporting the drug Truvada as part of the state's ambitious plan to fight AIDS. But some advocates worry it will encourage risky behavior or won't reach the most vulnerable.

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Joep Lange led many early drug trials of HIV therapies and studied how to prevent HIV-positive pregnant women from transmitting the virus to their babies.

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Health & Safety

Joep Lange, Who Died On Flight MH17, Changed The Way We Fight AIDS

8:27pm July 18, 2014

by Nurith Aizenman

He was a passenger on the downed Malaysia Airlines flight. Those who knew researcher and activist Joep Lange say he was a giant in the battle against AIDS — and truly "a scientist with a heart."