Share on PinterestA drug used to treat HIV infections can also effectively prevent them, a new clinical trial demonstrates. Image credit: luza studios/Getty Images. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) affects a person’s immune system. People with HIV can take medication to prevent it from progressing to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). However, HIV currently has no cure. Thus, prevention strategies are...
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Twice-yearly injection cuts HIV risk by 96%, but will cost cut access?
September 13, 2024 by Ernie Mundell It could be a real breakthrough for people at risk for HIV infection: A shot given every six months that reduces their risk by a whopping 96%. That’s according to new trial results released Thursday by Gilead Sciences, which is repurposing its HIV treatment, the antiviral lenacapavir, as a...