Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Despite highly effective HIV prevention drugs on the market, only a fraction of those at risk in the U.S. are taking them — or ...

When it comes to HIV prevention, few tools have been as game-changing as PrEP — short for pre-exposure prophylaxis. Yet, despite its effectiveness, many people still aren’t sure whether it’s right for ...

Eight times more American young adults now take medication to protect them from HIV than a decade ago, a new study finds. But even with this positive news about increasing use of pre-exposure ...

A daily preventive pill can be invaluable for people at risk for HIV. But some doctors don't know much about prescribing them. And billing... Some patients face hurdles getting HIV prevention drugs.

The Illinois Department of Public Health has issued a standing order that will allow residents to obtain the HIV preventive medication known as PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) directly from a ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a highly effective new HIV-prevention medication, Gilead Sciences reported Wednesday. In clinical trials, the drug nearly eliminated HIV’s spread among ...

In this Oct. 7, 2019, file photo, a pharmacist displays the HIV prevention drugs Descovy, left and Truvada, right, at a pharmacy in Sacramento, Calif. A proposed federal policy aims to protect older ...

A couple of years ago, Matthew Hurley got the kind of text people fear. It said: "When was the last time you were STD tested?" Someone Hurley had recently had unprotected sex with had just tested ...