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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 were instructed to use apply it before and after sex. Those who did saw their risk of acquiring HIV drop by 39 percent, compared with women who were given a dummy gel.

Women are more vulnerable to most sexually transmitted illnesses than men, including HIV. The majority of new HIV cases among young women are contracted through unprotected heterosexual sex ...

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 ...