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Effective but Underprescribed: HIV Prevention Meds Arent Reaching Enough People

Listen: More than 2 million Americans could benefit from PrEP, but only about a quarter of them are getting the HIV prevention medication. On Feb. 4, during WAMUs Health Hub, 窪蹋勛圖厙 News reporter Zach Dyer shared tips for overcoming common hurdles to care.

Billing mistakes. Stigma. Doctors who arent keeping up with the latest research. Those are just some of the hurdles that for many Americans.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates more than 2 million Americans could benefit from a treatment known as PrEP, but only a quarter of them are getting a form of the drug. Zach Dyer appeared on WAMUs Health Hub on Feb. 4 to share tips patients can use to avoid those pitfalls and find a doctor who knows more about PrEP.

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