New Website Helps People Trying to Navigate Their PrEP Options
A team led by Shannon Weber, M.S.W., has developed PleasePrEPMe, an online PrEP provider search and chat service.
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Making Trans Women Count in HIV Vaccine Trials
"For us who focus on HIV prevention research, it is paramount that we go where the epidemic is in this country," said Michele Andrasik, Ph.D.
Despite Uptick, Black and Latinx People Have Relatively Low Participation in HIV Vaccine Trials
HIV vaccine researchers are working to study and solve the problem, with a focus on how researchers themselves can more deeply build and earn trust.
New Campaign, Toolkit Gets Providers PrEP'd for Women
New York City aims to expand PrEP and PEP access by educating more clinicians that serve women.
Are Urgent Care Centers Prescribing PrEP? Researchers Explore the Answer
A new CDC study suggests that many urgent care centers in the U.S. still need to be made aware of pre-exposure prophylaxis and how to provide it.
Plan to End HIV Epidemic in U.S. Must Contend With Uneven State Health Care Systems
Best practices need to be replicated, but our health care structure will make doing so more challenging, says Ace Robinson of the Fast-Track Cities initiative.
Primary Care Providers Aware of PrEP in NYC Suburbs, but Report Barriers to Prescribing
Anthony J. Santella, Dr.P.H., explains why prevention efforts are lagging within the largest suburban HIV epidemic in the U.S.
PrEP Use Is Correlated With an Increase in STIs, JAMA Study Finds
However, a number of leading clinicians argue that the results should not deter care providers from prescribing PrEP for patients who are most at risk for HIV.
The Opioid Epidemic Is Fueling HIV Cluster Outbreaks -- Here's How the CDC is Responding
Epidemiologists are using a combination of molecular surveillance and tuberculosis-style contact tracing in hopes of helping local health departments curb HIV transmissions.
Results of CDC-Funded Local Projects for MSM and Transgender People Unveiled at Prevention Conference
Project PrIDE demonstration studies in New York and Houston show that properly funded and well-designed outreach programs can impact a city's ability to provide better HIV services for underserved populations.
Many Providers Are Biased Against Prescribing PrEP to People Who Inject Drugs
Health care providers often believe stereotypes that PWID are irresponsible and won't adhere to PrEP, according to data presented at the 2019 National HIV Prevention Conference.