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US FDA Approves New Biktarvy Indication For People With HIV Who Are Treatment Experienced And Restarting Antiretroviral Treatment
Foster City, Calif., July 30, 2025 – Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a new approval for a novel indication for Bi...
Could a Single Shot at Birth Shield Kids From HIV for Years?
THURSDAY, July 31, 2025 — There’s potentially exciting news from a trial conducted in monkeys: A single shot of gene therapy given to newborn monkeys appears to shield them from HIV, the virus that c...
RFK Jr. May Remove Top Panel on Preventive Services Task Force
MONDAY, July 28, 2025 — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering removing all 16 members of an advisory group that helps decide which preventive services, like cancer screenings and ...
More Than Half of Infants Diagnosed With HIV Did Not Receive Postnatal HIV Prophylaxis
THURSDAY, July 24, 2025 – Although the rate of perinatal HIV infection is low, more than 50 percent of HIV infections in infants before age 1 year occurred in those who did not receive postnatal...
U.S. Cuts to HIV Aid Could Lead to 4 Million Deaths, U.N. Warns
FRIDAY, July 11, 2025 — Global deaths from AIDS have dropped to their lowest levels in more than 30 years, in part due to efforts to fight HIV. But U.S. funding cuts could soon reverse that progress, ...
From Transgender Care To Vaping: Key Takeaways From SCOTUS 2025 Term
FRIDAY, June 27, 2025 — From allowing states to ban gender-transition care and sales of flavored vapes to minors to rolling back the landmark Clean Air Act, the U.S. Supreme Court had a consequential ...
FDA Approves Yeztugo (lenacapavir) as the First and Only HIV Prevention Option Offering 6 Months of Protection
FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE) June 18, 2025 – Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Yeztugo (lenacapavir)—the co...
FDA Approves Twice-Yearly Yeztugo for Preexposure Prophylaxis to Cut HIV Risk
FRIDAY, June 20, 2025 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Yeztugo (lenacapavir), an injectable HIV-1 capsid inhibitor, as preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce the risk for...
HIV Drug, Lamivudine, Potentially Effective Against Diabetic Eye Disease
FRIDAY, June 20, 2025 — A cheap HIV drug might be able to help people with diabetes reverse a complication that can lead to blindness, a new small-scale study says. The drug, lamivudine, appears to i...
HIV Drug, Lamivudine, Potentially Effective Against Diabetic Eye Disease
FRIDAY, June 20, 2025 — A cheap HIV drug might be able to help people with diabetes reverse a complication that can lead to blindness, a new small-scale study says. The drug, lamivudine, appears to i...
Anal Cancer Screening Cost-Effective for HIV+ Men Who Have Sex With Men ≥35 Years of Age
TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 – For men who have sex with men (MSM) with HIV, aged 35 years or older, anal cancer screening is cost-effective, according to a study published online June 17 in the Annals of...
More Than 460 CDC Workers Reinstated After Layoffs
FRIDAY, June 13, 2025 — More than 460 laid-off employees at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are being rehired, officials said June 11. The reinstatement notices went out t...
Long-Lasting HIV Prevention Shot Headed Toward Approval
FRIDAY, June 6, 2025 — A new injection to prevent HIV is expected to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) later this month. If approved, the shot — lenacapavir — would be given t...
Jail Time Increases A Person's Risk of Death
THURSDAY, June 5, 2025 — Jail time has a huge effect on both an individual’s and a community’s long-term health, even after their release, a new study says. People serving time are 39% more likely to ...
Initiation of HIV PrEP in Young Adults Rose in Recent Years
TUESDAY, June 3, 2025 – Dispensing and initiation of HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among young adults increased from 2016 through 2023, according to a study published online May 9 in...
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