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News (USA)
Florida will offer free PrEP to all gay & bi men by the end of 2018
They’ve already started giving it away in some counties. Here’s how to get yours.
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News (USA)
Insurer is sorry it used ‘insensitive language’ when denying PrEP coverage
After a letter denying coverage to a man because of his “high risk homosexual behavior” went viral, the insurer apologized and adjusted its policy.
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News (USA)
United Healthcare denies gay man medication due to ‘high risk homosexual behavior’
It’s not often a company comes right out and says in black and white that gay men aren’t worthy of the same protections as everyone else.
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News (USA)
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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News (USA)
Despite second case of HIV, PrEP still ‘most effective tool for HIV prevention’
A second man taking PrEP for HIV prevention has tested positive. Let’s take a deeper dive beyond the story to see what it means for gay men taking Truvada.
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News (World)
Researchers: British man may have been cured of HIV
British researchers think they may have found a cure for HIV, although they warn that it is still too early to tell for sure.
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News (USA)
Revealing data shows huge racial divide in HIV prevention meds usage
Whites make up 27% of new U.S. HIV cases but 75% of current PrEP consumers.
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News (USA)
The man who contracted HIV while on PrEP speaks out
He’s still very much in favor of the drug.
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News (USA)
Gay man adhering to daily Truvada contracts drug-resistant HIV
While PrEP is beneficial, it seems it can’t be relied upon as “an infallible magic bullet.”
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News (USA)
Life insurance company denies coverage to man taking Truvada
A man who takes Truvada was turned down in his attempt to get long-term heath insurance, and now he’s planning to sue for discrimination.
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Health and Wellness
Study: HIV drug can prevent new infection when taken before and after sex
For the first time, a study shows that a drug used to treat HIV infection also can help prevent it when taken before and after sex between two men.
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News (USA)
Human Rights Campaign backs use of daily HIV-prevention pill
The largest U.S. gay-rights organization Saturday endorsed efforts to promote the use of a once-a-day pill to prevent HIV infection and called on insurers to provide more generous coverage of the drug. Some doctors have been reluctant to prescribe the drug, Truvada, on the premise that it might encourage high-risk, unprotected sexual behavior…
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Commentary
Damon L. Jacobs: The Calm in the PrEP Storm
In 1977, I ran for senior class president, hoping against hope that my penchant for wearing platform shoes and fellating men in my spare time might somehow get overlooked by my high school classmates in Bossier City, Louisiana. I lost that faith when my campaign signs throughout the school hallways were vandalized. As the student body arrived that morning we were greeted with the word “FAG” scrawled across the posters in red spray paint…
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Life
Research: HIV pills show more promise to prevent infection
There is more good news about HIV treatment pills used to prevent infection in people at high risk of getting the AIDS virus: Follow-up from a landmark study that proved the drug works now shows that it does not encourage risky sex and is effective even if people skip some doses. The research was discussed Tuesday at the International AIDS Conference in …
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Health and Wellness
Gay men divided over use of HIV prevention drug
NEW YORK — It’s the Truvada conundrum: A drug hailed as a lifesaver for many people infected by HIV is at the heart of a rancorous debate among gay men, AIDS activists and health professionals over its potential for protecting uninfected men who engage in gay sex without using condoms.
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News (USA)
FDA approves first drug for reducing the risk of sexually acquired HIV
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Truvada, the first drug approved to reduce the risk of HIV infection in uninfected individuals who are at high risk of HIV infection, or who may engage in sexual activity with HIV-infected partners.
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News (USA)
Inexpensive daily anti-HIV pill found to be effective as preventative measure
In a groundbreaking series of recent clinical trials, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that a pill containing either one or two anti-HIV drugs taken daily can reduce transmission of the HIV-virus by as much as three-quarters among heterosexual couples.