What The Future Lies - Here’s what on the horizon for HIV treatment. —BlackHealthMatters.Com (Photo: William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)
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Injectable HIV Meds - Data from studies on long-acting injectable HIV medications for treatment and prevention will be available. The hope is that HIV-positive folks will be required to have only one injection session per month. Even better news: Less frequent injections may be effective in preventing HIV.(Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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PrEP Programs Expand - Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) will expand in this country, as cities like Chicago, New York and San Francisco offer patient assistance (along with the one provided by the manufacturer of Truvada). (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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One-Pill Combos - More one-pill, once-a-day combination regimens will receive FDA approval as more pharmaceutical companies collaborate.(Photo: Maurizio Gambarini/EPA/Landov)
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More Options for Treatment Resistant Folks - Patients running out of treatment options for resistant HIV will have access to two attachment inhibitors at the same time. Researchers hope these two agents will treat multi-resistant HIV since they provide a different mode of action. (Photo: BSIP/UIG Via Getty Images)
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A Possible Cure? - HIV cure research will overcome recent setbacks as more effective HIV reservoir-purging compounds and immune-based approaches are studied.(Photo: Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
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