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Fauci Wins $1 Million Israeli Prize for Lifetime ‘Defending Science'
Dr. Anthony Fauci has won a $1 million award from a private Israeli foundation for “courageously defending science” during the coronavirus pandemic
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FDA Approves 1st Long-Acting HIV Drug Combo, Monthly Shots
U.S. regulators have approved the first long-acting drug combo for HIV, monthly shots that can replace daily pills.
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World Health Organization Has Mixed News on World AIDS Day
Dec. 1 is World AIDS Day, and the World Health Organization has mixed news about the progress made in fighting the disease.
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Timothy Ray Brown, 1st Person Cured of HIV, Dies of Cancer
The first person known to be cured of HIV infection, Timothy Ray Brown, has died
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Doctors Say Experimental Treatment May Have Rid Man of HIV
Doctors say a Brazilian man who was infected with the AIDS virus has shown no sign of it for more than a year since he stopped HIV medicines after an intense experimental drug therapy aimed at purging hidden, dormant virus from his body
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California OKs Pharmacists to Dispense HIV Prevention Medication
Pharmacists in California will be able to dispense HIV prevention pills to patients without a doctor’s prescription after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Monday that supporters say will greatly reduce the spread of infection.
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‘Thinking About Sex?' DC Uses Racy Ad to Promote Anti-HIV Drug
As D.C. grapples with the highest HIV rate in the country, city health officials hope a provocative ad campaign will increase awareness of a drug that reduces the risk of infection by over 90 percent.
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Usage Remains Low for Pill That Can Prevent HIV Infection
From gritty neighborhoods in New York and Los Angeles to clinics in Kenya and Brazil, health workers are trying to popularize a pill that has proven highly effective in preventing HIV but which — in their view — remains woefully underused. Marketed in the United States as Truvada, and sometimes available abroad in generic versions, the pill has been shown...
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World AIDS Day 2017 Theme Calls for Accountability, Partnerships to End Epidemic
December 1 is recognized globally as World AIDS Day. The World Health Organization (WHO) established the annual observance in 1988 as a way to offer communities the chance to unite to fight against the HIV/AIDS stigma, commemorate those who have lost the battle with AIDS, and also show support for those who are living with the disease. This year’s theme...