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Data presented at the International AIDS Conference 2026 show Cabenuva reduced viral rebound in adolescents versus oral therapy, but access to long-acting injectables remains limited where need is greatest, investigators said.

Raphael J. Landovitz, M.D., of UCLA, says HIV prevention science has surged ahead of the world's ability to deliver it.

Raphael J. Landovitz, M.D., says rare lenacapavir breakthrough infections raise new questions about how often patients need testing between PrEP doses.

Raphael J. Landovitz, M.D., of UCLA says surveillance gaps, Medicaid nonexpansion states and injectable pricing are stalling U.S. PrEP uptake.

Zambia's director of infectious disease spoke about the pared-down "basic minimum package" now adopted in Malawi, Mozambique and Kenya as U.S. funding for HIV response tightened.

Real-world CAPTIVATE study of 241 CAB LA users found no HIV acquisitions, 99% satisfaction and 97% preference over oral PrEP.

Researchers report positive results from open-label extension studies amid looming concerns that the long-acting injectable won’t be available where it is needed.

The lack of a standard, clear approach to present prices to consumers is a big reason why healthcare costs keep rising.

Disbursements for the HIV response dropped by 25% from 2024 to 2025

Metformin, topiramate and three GLP-1 receptor agonists ranked as the most effective options for managing antipsychotic-induced weight gain, according to a new study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

The approval of centanafadine, now with the brand name, Simtriyo, introduces a new treatment approach for adults and children with ADHD.

Consumers are reshaping healthcare faster than the industry can adapt.

A once-weekly oral HIV treatment could make a major difference in resource-constrained settings, says the executive director of AVAC.

People are beginning to fall out of treatment because of the PEPFAR funding cuts but the infrastructure of the programs has survived, says the executive director off AVAC, a U.S. organization that advocates for HIV prevention.

AVAC Executive Director Mitchell Warren says HIV prevention science has never been stronger, even as funding cuts have left program infrastructure badly weakened.

Renee Heffron, Ph.D., M.P.H., of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, says the HIV field has found new collaborations and funders after major disruptions in U.S. funding and cannot afford to lose ground on prevention.

Zambia has received just 13,000 of the tens of thousands of lenacapavir doses it hopes to get for PrEP, forcing rationing, says Lloyd Mulenga, M.B.Ch.B., Ph.D., a top health official in Zambia.

Zambia's Lloyd Mulenga, M.B.Ch.B., Ph.D., says U.S. funding cuts have imperiled HIV prevention programs in his country even as treatment and lab support continue.

Mulenga, a top health official in Zambia, says the country cut new HIV infections from 58,000 to 28,000 a year, but U.S. funding cuts and disruption threaten those gains, especially among young women.

A monthly pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) pill would be less burdensome than daily pills and would be an important addition to the choices for HIV prevention, says Heffron, an HIV/AIDS researcher at the University of Alabama at Birmingham who is co-chairing a preconference meeting on HIV prevention today before the official start of the International AIDS Society meeting tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Renee Heffron, Ph.D., M.P.H., of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, discusses PrEP choice and alternative ways of delivery HIV prevention as she previews a preconference meeting, "HIV prevention, science and access" scheduled for today that she is co-chairing.

Semaglutide cut body weight by more than 24 lbs versus placebo in antipsychotic-treated patients with schizophrenia, according to a recent study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Once-weekly zabopegdutide produced weight loss, better glycemic control, and favorable liver enzyme changes in a 67-patient phase 2 trial of patients with MASH.

Edward Machtinger, M.D., of UCSF says most mental illness and substance use trace back to trauma, and clinics that ignore this can retraumatize patients.

Industry leaders Tom Kraus and Shawn Gremminger debated 340B’s value during a Managed Healthcare Executive/Drug Topics webinar. Panelists clashed over transparency, safety-net eligibility, and how 340B savings should be spent.

Edward Machtinger, M.D., of UCSF says stigma often keeps women with HIV silent and isolated, discouraging care and disclosure to family and friends.

Adding thoracic radiotherapy to atezolizumab maintenance tripled serious side effects in small cell lung cancer without improving survival, a trial found.

A cost analysis of nearly 30,000 anti-VEGF visits found travel and missed work, not drug price, drive most of patients' out-of-pocket burden.