WTVD

'It's monumental': FDA approves first injectable HIV prevention treatment

FAYETTEVILE, N.C. (WTVD) -- Fayetteville native John Rowell calls the FDA's approval of the first injectable treatment for HIV pre-exposure prevention, PrEP, "monumental." The FDA said the injectable ...
ABC7

HIV prevention drugs for older Americans may be free under new Biden proposal

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 ...
ABC7

Presidential HIV council warns proposed cuts could reverse decades of progress

Carole Treston had been a nurse early in her career when she and her mother traveled to Washington, D.C., and saw the AIDS Memorial Quilt laid out across the National Mall. The quilt, first displayed ...
abc27

Eswatini is the first African country to get twice-yearly HIV prevention shot

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Eswatini on Tuesday became the first African country to receive lenacapavir, the first twice-yearly HIV prevention injection hailed by global health officials as a game-changer ...
WRIC

New manufacturing process to make HIV prevention more accessible, affordable

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A new manufacturing process is on track to make developing HIV-prevention medication more affordable and potentially decrease new HIV infections in hard-hit countries. Virginia ...