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US to cover HIV prevention drugs for older Americans to stem spread of the virus
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US to cover HIV prevention drugs for older Americans to stem spread of the virus

by Michael Scaturro, KFF Health News Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A proposed federal policy aims to protect older Americans from contracting HIV by offering free preventive medication, the latest effort to catch up to much of Europe and Africa in stemming the spread of the virus. Under the plan from the Biden administration, Medicare would...

Long-lasting HIV prevention drug could be game changer — but who will pay?
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Long-lasting HIV prevention drug could be game changer — but who will pay?

T.V. Padma Coloured transmision electron micrograph (TEM) of HIV particles (pink) budding from the surface of a T cell (blue).Credit: NIBSC/Science Photo Library An injectable drug that protects people at high risk of HIV infection has been recommended for use by the World Health Organization (WHO). Cabotegravir (also known as CAB-LA), which is given every...