Health Alert: Everyone at high risk of HIV should be offered preventive meds, influential panel of medical experts recommends

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended for the first time that physicians offer pre-exposure prophylaxis, known as PrEP, to anyone at high risk of acquiring HIV. The panel estimated that 1.2 million people are eligible for the daily drug regimen, which is very effective at preventing HIV infection, but that only 78,360 took the medication in 2016. About 40,000 people were newly diagnosed with HIV that year.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     Health Alert Nov 20, 11:02 AM     Everyone at high risk of HIV should be offered preventive meds, influential panel of medical experts recommends The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended for the first time that physicians offer pre-exposure prophylaxis, known as PrEP, to anyone at high risk of acquiring HIV. The panel estimated that 1.2 million people are eligible for the daily drug regimen, which is very effective at preventing HIV infection, but that only 78,360 took the medication in 2016. About 40,000 people were newly diagnosed with HIV that year. Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2018 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071