HIV prevention

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  This safe sex video game cut STI rates, according to a new study

  The program makes sex education interactive and fun, which can save lives.

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  A Seattle man contracted HIV despite taking PrEP consistently

  His case is the county's second diagnosis.

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  CDC: We’re not getting PrEP to the men who need it

  Gay men with HIV are also 8 times more likely also to be diagnosed with syphilis, the CDC reports.

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  After national outcry, Publix grocery chain will protect workers from HIV

  But they still won't say why they wouldn't provide a common medication before the public shamed them into protecting their employees.

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  Gay Florida politician exposes why Publix grocery won’t protect workers from HIV

  He demanded answers from the notoriously conservative company. They gave him excuses instead.

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  FDA approves generic Truvada — but there’s a catch

  The move took advocates by surprise, since it wasn't expected until 2021. However, the announcement has led to confusion about how soon it might be available.

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  Good news: HIV infection rate has fallen dramatically in U.S.

  New calculations to better track HIV infections confirm that the U.S. is seeing a strong and steady decline.

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  Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation gives $140 million to develop PrEP pump

  A device to deliver a daily dose of an HIV prevention drug could be a huge leap forward in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

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  First human trials of long-acting injectable drug to prevent HIV underway

  The hope is that this drug, injected once every 8 weeks, can safely protect men and transgender women from HIV infection

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  How can we use HIV prevention techniques to lower smoking rates?

  Our community has twice as many deaths from cigarettes than HIV every year. New advances can help us lower both rates by 95% or more.

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