The Food and Drug Administration approved the preventative use of lenacapavir, made by Gilead Sciences, on Wednesday. Experts ...

Clinical trials showed 99.9% of participants who received the drug, called Yeztugo​ from company Gilead Sciences, remained ...

The twice-yearly shot lenacapavir, sold under the name Yeztugo, reportedly nearly eliminated new HIV infections in studies of ...

A drug currently used to treat certain HIV infections has also, on Wednesday, received approval from the US Food and Drug ...

Clinical trials have shown that six-monthly injections of lenacapavir are almost 100 percent protective against becoming ...

The FDA approved Gilead's HIV prevention drug lenacapavir, a twice-a-year injectable medication that clinical trials show ...

National Aids Commission (NAC) and health campaigners have welcomed the approval of a twice-a-year HIV prevention injection ...

Yeztugo, approved by the FDA, was highly effective in two randomized trials. It costs $28,218 per year, and people have to be HIV-negative to get it.

The FDA has approved Yeztugo for PrEP to reduce the risk of sexually acquired HIV-1 in adults and adolescents weighing at least 35kg.

HIV targets the white blood cells and weakens the immune system. This would make the person prone to diseases like ...

The FDA approved lenacapavir (Yeztugo) as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce the risk of sexually acquired HIV-1 in at ...

The approval of lenacapavir for use as pre-exposure prophylaxis is a significant step in reducing the incidence of HIV across ...