Soon, protection from HIV infection could be as simple as inserting a medicated, disappearing fabric minutes before having sex. University of Washington bioengineers have discovered a potentially ...

Protection from HIV infection in the future could be as simple as inserting a disappearing fabric that delivers a high dose of anti-HIV medication minutes before having sex. Bioengineers from the ...

While condoms are the only things that protect against both unwanted pregnancies and HIV, a lot of people aren’t big fans of stopping to put them on. Additionally, women are sometimes put in an ...

When it comes to protecting themselves from HIV, women need more options. About 84 percent of all women diagnosed with HIV contract the virus through heterosexual sex. And right now, the female condom ...

Bioengineers have discovered a potentially faster way to deliver a topical drug that protects women from contracting HIV. Their method spins the drug into silk-like fibers that quickly dissolve when ...