‘Game-changer’ implant that could prevent HIV infection for a year moves step closer to reality In what could eventually become a milestone for HIV prevention, very preliminary tests of an implant containing a new drug suggest that it may protect against infection for a full year.
The new implant, by the drug company Merck, was tested in just a dozen subjects for 12 weeks. But experts were quite excited at its potential to revolutionise the long battle against HIV.
The research was described on Tuesday at an international AIDS conference in Mexico City. The Independent
The new implant, by the drug company Merck, was tested in just a dozen subjects for 12 weeks. But experts were quite excited at its potential to revolutionise the long battle against HIV.
The research was described on Tuesday at an international AIDS conference in Mexico City. The Independent
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