Primary care practitioners (PCPs) provided the majority of prescriptions for HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the U.S., but the odds of patients filling a PrEP prescription were better when it ...

The HIV epidemic remains a critical public health priority in the United States. The Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) initiative seeks to reduce HIV diagnoses by 75% by 2025 and by 90% by 2030. Certain ...

More training may be needed for health professionals, including pediatricians, to increase prescribing to teens.

A national analysis of claims data found that only 1.6% of at-risk youth filled a prescription for HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) from 2018 to 2022. Minors, young women, and those living in the ...

Robin O’Donoghue grew up in Fairbanks and first heard about pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, for preventing HIV transmission when he was in college. PrEP is a daily pill or injection that ...

Approximately 2% of adolescents at risk for HIV filled a preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) prescription from 2018 to 2022 in the ...

A long-awaited court decision has finally arrived, with disturbing health implications: The ruling exempts select employers from fully covering a daily pill that can prevent a person’s chances of ...

Cost and insurance coverage issues significantly hinder PrEP uptake, especially among those with delayed or non-pickup of prescriptions. Transgender individuals face lower PrEP adoption rates compared ...

Increasing patients' out of pocket costs for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), medications, which have been shown to dramatically reduce the risk of HIV infection, could lead to a significant ...

A bill to make it easier for people to access PrEP via their local pharmacy survived its first committee vote April 8 after California lawmakers amended it to restrict the supply of the HIV prevention ...

More than four decades into the HIV epidemic, progress has transformed treatment and prevention, yet the need remains urgent.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill Tuesday that makes medication preventing HIV available to residents without a prescription. The bill, S.B. 339, authorizes pharmacists to furnish ...