Protecting Women Against HIV Just Got 9 Times Easier. November 11, 2020 1:30 PM ET. By . Jason Beaubien Enlarge this image. Pretty Mkhabela, a HIV-positive sex worker in South Africa, gets ...

WEDNESDAY, July 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Just two shots a year of an HIV treatment provided complete protection against infections in highly at-risk women, researchers reported Wednesday. In ...

At the beginning of last summer, a trial conducted on 5,000 adolescents and young women in the most HIV-affected areas of Africa showed that a drug injected only twice a year was able to prevent a ...

Two shots a year of a drug currently used to treat HIV infections were dramatically effective at preventing infections in a study among young women and adolescent girls in Africa.

A twice-yearly injection offers 100% protection against HIV, study suggests Researchers reported no infections in the young women and girls who got the shots in a study of about 5,000 in South ...

Women face many barriers when it comes to protecting themselves against an HIV infection. A woman’s HIV risk is tied not only to measures within her control, but also to the amount of HIV ...

Twice-yearly injection offers ‘stunning’ 100 percent protection against HIV, experts say A study of 5,000 young women and girls in Africa showed no infections in those who got the shots ...

While an effective vaccine against HIV may still be a long way off, a new HIV prevention technique has proven remarkably effective at protecting women against the virus. A single injection of a ...

Two shots a year of a drug currently used to treat HIV infections were dramatically effective at preventing infections in a study among young women and adolescent girls in Africa.. The twice ...