Truvada

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HIV Prevention Drugs Are Available For Free: How Do You Get Them?

12:13pm December 04, 2019

by Carmen Heredia Rodriguez

For people at high risk of HIV, taking a daily dose of a prevention drug is essential. But many can't afford it. A new federal program makes the drugs available for free.

Jake Powell, who works in New York City, is originally from Wyoming. Powell joined the PrEP4All movement after having to go off the drug for six months because it was too costly, even for someone with health insurance.

Old Fight, New Front: AIDS Activists Want Lower Drug Prices. Now!

3:37pm May 30, 2019

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

In the 1980s, ACT UP demanded action from the U.S. government and got results with drama. AIDS activists today have fresh tactics for their new goal: a more affordable HIV prevention pill.

Brittany Williams, a doctoral candidate at the University of Georgia, started taking Truvada when she began dating a man living with HIV. Even though the relationship ended, she continues to take it.

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To Halt HIV, Advocates Push For PrEP Outreach To Black Women

4:52pm February 08, 2019

by Heather Boerner

After gay and bisexual men, black women are the group at highest risk for HIV transmission. Here's how women are teaching each other about the most effective ways to prevent infection.

More testing for HIV infection is one of the steps needed to halt the spread of the virus.

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Halting U.S. HIV Epidemic By 2030: Difficult But Doable

8:12pm February 06, 2019

The Trump administration has a plan to end the spread of HIV in the U.S. in 10 years. HIV/AIDS advocates say it's feasible but that the administration's actions on health run counter to the goal.

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Rising Cost Of PrEP, A Pill That Prevents HIV, Pushes It Out Of Reach For Many

6:00am June 30, 2018

Many people at high risk for HIV can't afford PrEP, though it's more than 90 percent effective if taken daily. Its list price, close to $2,000 for a 30-day supply, has risen 45 percent in six years.

Nick Vargas talks with Dr. Kathryn Hall at The Source, an LGBT center in Visalia, Calif. Hall says that time and time again, her patients tell her they're afraid to come out to their other doctors.

'Here It Goes': Coming Out To Your Doctor In Rural America

5:06am November 21, 2017

by Ezra David Romero

For LGBTQ Americans in rural areas, finding a sympathetic physician can be difficult. And that challenge makes getting appropriate health care even harder.

San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener (left) says he started taking a drug to prevent HIV infection earlier this year.

San Francisco Politician Goes Public With His Choice To Take Anti-HIV Drug

5:32pm September 19, 2014

by Lisa Aliferis

City Supervisor Scott Wiener said he is taking a pill that can dramatically reduce the risk of HIV infection. He appears to be the first elected official to have gone public with the decision.

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.

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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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