November 23, 2024
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pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)

Health plan guide now available for people living with HIV, hepatitis C, hepatitis B and those considering PrEP

Steve Lee, Editor07 mins

LOS ANGELES —Five leading California HIV organizations—Access Support Network, AIDS Project Los Angeles, Los Angeles LGBT Center, Project Inform, and San Francisco AIDS Foundation—have released an updated guide for people living with HIV, hepatitis C (HCV), hepatitis B (HBV), and individuals considering pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) on choosing a health insurance plan through Covered California. The…

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Sexual transmission of HCV in gay men should not be a PrEP deterrent, say advocates

Steve Lee, Editor04 mins

By Mathew Rodriguez From TheBody.com After two men on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) at the Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center tested positive for the hepatitis C virus (HCV), clinicians at the center penned a letter to the editor of the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases calling for routine HCV testing in gay men who are currently…

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