Truvada
Inside the Fight to Make a Revolutionary HIV Medication Widely Available
The controversial anti-HIV drug PrEP (or Truvada) is widely seen as a medicine for gay men. We speak to trans people, sex workers and black community leaders who believe that they need PrEP, too.
Australian Access to HIV Preventive Drugs Is Taking Way too Long
Taken every day, Truvada can dramatically reduce a user's risk of contracting HIV. But it's still not widely available... and it's going to cost upwards of $10,000 a year.
Gay and Bi Men Are Resorting to Desperate Measures to Get HIV Prevention Meds
New statistics show that more queer men are accessing emergency HIV medication. But campaigners and sexual health experts say that isn't the full story.
Californians Can Now Get PrEP Delivered to Their Doors, No Doctor's Visit Required
An app billing itself as "Uber for birth control" plans to start delivering the HIV preventative medication, and will even send doctors out to conduct blood tests.
How Gay Men Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Semen
It's hard to pinpoint exactly when semen became the focus of so much erotic fixation in the gay community. What was once stigmatized as disease-ridden poison is now celebrated. Whatever the case, semen is everywhere these days.
Canada Approves Drug That Stops HIV Transmission, but It’s Still Really Expensive
Canada has finally approved the sale of Truvada to prevent HIV, but a month of the drug can cost up to $1,000 and insurance companies aren't picking up the tab.
Here’s How Canadian Doctors Helped Solve Rural America’s Worst HIV Outbreak
A pocket of rural Indiana around the tiny town of Austin saw three new cases of HIV between 2009 and 2013. When the outbreak broke out, that jumped to 22 a week.
Chemsex and the Case for Preventative HIV Drugs in the UK
PrEP is not yet available on the NHS, but some argue it should be.
Grindr Convinced Me to Take an HIV Test
How gay hookup apps are helping users with HIV awareness and PrEP.
Hookup Apps Are Doing a Better Job at HIV Prevention Than the Government
While Health Canada drags its feet to approve it, PrEP is becoming a selling point on Grindr and Scruff.
New Research Shows Truvada, the HIV-Prevention Pill, Is 100 Percent Effective
The first "real world" study on the pill proves that it's an effective method of HIV prevention.
On The Line: Sydney Lupkin Discusses Her Recent Reports On Health Issues
VICE News reporter Sydney Lupkin joined 'On The Line' to discuss Truvada for HIV prevention, the right to die, and LGBT med school curriculums.