HIV Prevention Drug /tags/hiv-prevention-drug HIV Prevention Drug en-US Copyright Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:01:00 GMT Wellness Wednesday: HIV Prevention /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-12-11/wellness-wednesday-hiv-prevention The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched a national program that provides daily medications to prevent HIV at no cost to people… Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:01:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-12-11/wellness-wednesday-hiv-prevention Cleveland Women Want PrEP HIV Protection – Once They Know It Exists /ideastream/2019-10-30/cleveland-women-want-prep-hiv-protection-once-they-know-it-exists Only a small percentage of women in Cleveland are aware of a drug that can help prevent HIV infection, according to a new report. Less than 15 percent of the 351 heterosexual women surveyed knew about pre-exposure prophylaxis, commonly known as PrEP. It’s a pill that can help prevent those who are at a high risk of contracting HIV from getting the disease. MetroHealth researcher Milana Bogorodskaya led the study and said PrEP was primarily marketed to men when it first came out in 2012. Wed, 30 Oct 2019 15:21:36 GMT /ideastream/2019-10-30/cleveland-women-want-prep-hiv-protection-once-they-know-it-exists Few People Taking "Game Changing" HIV Prevention Drug /news/2015-05-11/few-people-taking-game-changing-hiv-prevention-drug There’s a pill that can help prevent HIV infection. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued guidelines on it, last year. But few at-risk… Mon, 11 May 2015 20:28:04 GMT /news/2015-05-11/few-people-taking-game-changing-hiv-prevention-drug