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Justices reject challenge to structure of HHS task force that supported providing coverage for HIV medication
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a challenge to the structure of a Department of Health and Human Services task force ...
By maintaining Obamacare pillar, Supreme Court hands win to HIV advocates
The Supreme Court on Friday granted the HIV-prevention field a historic win — yet with a major caveat — as it upheld a ...
Supreme Court upholds federal health task force that sets no-cost coverage for preventive services
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the structure of a federal health task force that recommends preventive medical services ...
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New HIV prevention drug introduced, but it comes at a high cost
As with many chronic and often deadly diseases, an ounce of prevention can be worth a ton of cure. It's a breakthrough drug ...
FDA approves new twice-yearly HIV shot. What to know
The FDA approved Gilead's HIV prevention drug lenacapavir, a twice-a-year injectable medication that clinical trials show ...
FDA approves twice-a-year injection for HIV prevention
A drug currently used to treat certain HIV infections has also, on Wednesday, received approval from the US Food and Drug ...
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Ugandan firm to manufacture $28,000 HIV drug for just $50
In a bold step toward global health justice, Ugandan biotech company DEI BioPharma has announced it will begin manufacturing ...
FDA approves powerful HIV drug that nearly eliminated spread in clinical trials
The twice-yearly injectable drug’s potential could be compromised by the Trump administration’s dramatic cuts to ...
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6 things to know about lenacapavir, what experts call a ‘wonder drug’ for preventing HIV
The Food and Drug Administration approved the preventative use of lenacapavir, made by Gilead Sciences, on Wednesday. Experts ...
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FDA approves HIV medication Lenacapavir, but it's costly
A newly approved HIV medication provides near-total protection against infection with just two injections a year. It's called Lenacapavir. But the high price of the drug could limit its reach.
Here’s what everyone should know about this new HIV prevention shot
Yeztugo, approved by the FDA, was highly effective in two randomized trials. It costs $28,218 per year, and people have to be HIV-negative to get it.
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New HIV prevention drug to cost Shs102m | Monitor
The drug is coming at a time when several studies aimed at finding an HIV cure or vaccine failed to yield expected results, even as the world races to end HIV/AIDs as a public health threat by 2030.