AIDS Scientists Hail Promising Prevention Study

It is not a cure, nor a vaccine, but experts at the International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa are optimistic about a pill that could prevent the spread of HIV. Pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, is a key topic at this week’s conference.  According to a recent study unveiled at the conference, people who take a pill of antiretroviral drugs each day, often the same pill that HIV-positive people take, showed extremely low rates of HIV transmission. Chris Beyrer, the...

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