## A New Era in HIV Prevention: Twice-Yearly Injectable PrEP Could Transform Lives

Authored by glaad.org

While challenges remain, especially when it comes to overcoming stigma, calling out antiquated HIV criminalization laws and HIV funding at home and abroad, the latest breakthrough in HIV prevention could transform how individuals manage their risk.

For many people at high risk of HIV, the current prevention options—like daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)—are effective but can be challenging to maintain.

Adherence to daily medications, while life-saving, can be difficult for a variety of reasons, from forgetfulness to stigma surrounding HIV and PrEP.

In response to these barriers, the potential of a twice-yearly injectable PrEP option offers hope for a more manageable and discreet approach to prevention.

Gilead’s lenacapavir injection, which is under priority review by the FDA, would provide a groundbreaking alternative for individuals at high risk of HIV exposure.

He emphasized that expanding access to PrEP is critical for achieving a world where new HIV cases are rare, not inevitable.

This is why lenacapavir’s potential to offer an injectable option—one that is easier to adhere to—could revolutionize HIV prevention efforts. »

### Thieves used a stolen card to buy a $523,000 lottery ticket. The victim wants to share the winnings

Authored by apnews.com

PARIS (AP) — Thieves used a stolen card to buy a winning French lottery ticket worth 500,000 euros ($523,000).

The man whose card was stolen, identified in police documents as Jean-David E., is offering to split the cash with the lucky winners.

At the shop, a vendor told him two apparently homeless men had used one of his cards to buy the winning scratch-off lottery ticket. »

### PS5 Pro sales ‘have fallen behind PS4 Pro in the US’

Authored by videogameschronicle.com

US PlayStation 5 Pro sales have fallen behind PlayStation 4 Pro’s sales performance during its first months of sale.

However, it’s worth noting that PlayStation 5 Pro retails for significantly more than PS4 Pro did ($700 vs $400), and Circana’s reporting period is also one week less.

In November, Piscatella claimed that PS5 Pro had enjoyed “a solid start,” with unit sales “in the same ballpark as PS4 Pro’s launch”. »

### Missouri Farmer in Danger of Losing His Farm Due to Federal Freeze Blasted for Claiming He 'Didn't Have Time to Research' Before Voting

Authored by latintimes.com

The freeze, part of the Trump administration's sweeping federal review of spending programs, has left Skylar Holden, a first-generation farmer, scrambling to save his land.

"I've already done a bunch of the work, already paid for the material and the labor, so I'm out all that cost," he said.

"We are possibly going to lose our farm if NRCS doesn't hold up their contract with us.". »

### Alarm as bird flu now ‘endemic in cows’ while Trump cuts staff and funding

Authored by theguardian.com

The current outbreak is unlikely to end without intervention and needs close attention from the Trump administration to prevent the virus from wreaking more havoc.

Yet “we don’t seem to have a handle on the spread of the virus,” said Boghuma Titanji, an infectious disease physician.

Bird flu’s continued spread is happening against the backdrop of the worst flu season in 15 years, since the H1N1 swine flu pandemic in 2009-10. »

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