What follows is an update to the New York State Department of Health guidelines on HIV Prophylaxis Following Non-occupational Exposure (nPEP). While avoidance of exposure to HIV remains the best way ...

TRUVADA (emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) 200mg/300mg tablets by Gilead Sciences A new FDA-approved use offers help to couples in which one partner is HIV-positive and the other is not ...

"When newborns aren't getting preventive treatment, it suggests we may be missing HIV infections in pregnant women." HealthDay News — Although the rate of perinatal HIV infection is low, more than 50% ...

By pairing digital tools with tailored HIV services delivered by community health workers and clinicians, a study has reduced ...

Single pills (brand name Truvada) containing two antiretroviral drugs, emtricitabine (TFC) and tenofovir disoproxyl fumarate (TDF), used for pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP. Connecticut minors are ...

Lawmakers in Georgia, the state with the highest rate of new HIV infections in the country, are moving to allow pharmacists to prescribe and administer HIV prevention drugs.

If the source person's HIV screening test result is negative but there has been a risk for HIV exposure in the previous 6 weeks, plasma HIV RNA testing of the source person is also recommended. In ...

HealthDay News — Although the rate of perinatal HIV infection is low, more than 50% of HIV infections in infants before age 1 year occurred in those who did not receive postnatal prophylaxis, ...