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Lenacapavir HIV shot approved in US may enter Canada by 2026; just two injections needed a year
A twice-yearly injectable drug, lenacapavir, hailed as a breakthrough in HIV prevention, could be available in Canada by ...
US approves twice-yearly injection for HIV prevention. What you need to know about lenacapavir
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved lenacapavir, an injectable drug that offers long-lasting protection ...
FDA approves twice-a-year injection for HIV prevention
A drug currently used to treat certain HIV infections has also, on Wednesday, received approval from the US Food and Drug ...
The FDA Just Approved a Long-Lasting Injection to Prevent HIV
Clinical trials have shown that six-monthly injections of lenacapavir are almost 100 percent protective against becoming ...
HIV prevention drug lenacapavir approved by FDA as twice-yearly injection
Clinical trials showed 99.9% of participants who received the drug, called Yeztugo​ from company Gilead Sciences, remained ...
FDA approves new twice-yearly HIV shot. What to know
The FDA approved Gilead's HIV prevention drug lenacapavir, a twice-a-year injectable medication that clinical trials show ...
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6 things to know about lenacapavir, what experts call a ‘wonder drug’ for preventing HIV
The Food and Drug Administration approved the preventative use of lenacapavir, made by Gilead Sciences, on Wednesday. Experts ...
FDA approves HIV drug based on University of Utah biochemist’s findings
Utah biochemist Wesley Sundquist has achieved yet another milestone with the Food and Drug Administration approval of an antiviral drug for HIV prevention based on his findings.
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MIT's one-shot vaccine could deliver robust protection from HIV
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a way to 'supercharge' vaccines to the extent that ...
U.S. approves first-ever biannual shot to prevent HIV, but getting it might be hard
WASHINGTON — The U.S. has approved the world’s only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV, the first step in an anticipated global ...
Aliveness Project to offer newly approved, first-of-its-kind HIV prevention treatment
The twice-yearly shot lenacapavir, sold under the name Yeztugo, reportedly nearly eliminated new HIV infections in studies of ...
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HIV prevention drug lenacapavir gets FDA nod, nearly 100 per cent effective says experts
HIV targets the white blood cells and weakens the immune system. This would make the person prone to diseases like ...