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This major US city just reported a rise in new HIV cases  Queerty S.F. reports another worrying uptick in HIV cases, with decades of progress stalled  San Francisco Chronicle SF sees uptick in new HIV cases, especially among Black people and women  Bay Area Reporter Source link

New partnership will join others to expand access to generic lenacapavir for millions more people at risk of HIV in high-burden countries—bringing the world closer to ending the epidemic NEW YORK (September 24, 2025) – Millions more people at risk of HIV in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) will have access to a powerful new prevention option: a low-cost, …

A new HIV prevention drug will be made available at a lower cost in over 100 low-income countries within two years — a move expected to give millions access to the breakthrough treatment and potentially bring the world closer to ending the HIV/Aids epidemic. The drug, called Lenacapavir and administered by injection, is due to be rolled out as early …

Cheap supplies of a groundbreaking twice-yearly HIV prevention jab will be available in many poorer countries within two years, funders have promised. Lenacapavir will cost $40 (£30) a patient a year in 120 low- and middle-income countries from 2027, under two agreements with generic drug manufacturers announced this week. Last year there were 1.3m new HIV infections globally and experts …

Summary What is already known about this topic? HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) reduces HIV incidence; however, adherence to available PrEP regimens is suboptimal. In June 2025, FDA approved injectable lenacapavir (LEN) administered every 6 months as HIV PrEP, based on results from two randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that reported LEN efficacy at reducing HIV infection as 100% among females and …

Penobscot County, Maine, is grappling with the largest HIV outbreak in the state’s history. Home to Bangor, a city of roughly 32,000, the county has identified 28 new cases over nearly two years. That’s seven times the typical number for that length of time. Nearly all cases are among people who use drugs and are homeless. Public health experts and …

Love, drugs and condoms: Couples with different HIV status face a new reality  NPR Source link

Both Denise Richards and Brooke Mueller get extremely candid about their messy marriages with Sheen, while two of his children with the women — daughter Lola and son Bob — spill on their own roller coaster relationships with their father. Charlie Sheen praised the “supporting players” in his life in his new Netflix documentary, aka Charlie Sheen, crediting them for …

The group alleges that these applications are being used by foreigners to expand commercial sex An advocacy group known as Apex Citizens has called on Ghanaian authorities, particularly the Ministry of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, to take immediate action against “hookup apps.” The group alleges that these applications are being used by foreigners to expand the commercial sex trade …

PEPFAR Release September 4, 2025 Today, the U.S. Department of State announced a market-shaping initiative by the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to bring U.S.-based Gilead Sciences’ breakthrough drug lenacapavir to market in high-burden HIV countries. The initiative – which will promote global scale in production and distribution of the medication and catalyze further global investment – has …