Online Media Kit
FEATURED STORY
March 06, 2018 | POZ
Vaginal Ring Appears to Cut Women's HIV Rate in Half in New Study
The open-label follow-up to a previous placebo-controlled study of an HIV-preventing ring is seeing high use among women. More »
FEATURED STORY
December 19, 2017 | BBC World Hacks
The Ring That Could Help Save Women's Lives (AUDIO)
A new form of protection being tested in Malawi could be a real game-changer. World Hacks meets the women pioneering this approach and taking control of their own protection. More »
FEATURED STORY
May 04, 2017 | Economist (UK)
How to protect women against both HIV and pregnancy
A newly-developed vaginal ring releases small doses of drugs over a three-month period More »
FEATURED STORY
February 26, 2016 | The New York Times editorial
Helping Women in Africa Avoid H.I.V.
Now, women in the developing world have new hope. The results of two major studies in Africa that were released Monday show that a new device could help protect women against H.I.V. More »
Media Highlights
October 31, 2018 | Aidsmap
Going local – prevention conference hears about rings, douches, and soluble suppositories
There is still interest in topical (local) alternatives to systemic (oral or injected) PrEP that will not cause viral resistance, may be relatively easy to develop in the short term, may be preferred... More »
October 27, 2018 | Citizen News Service (CNS)
We want the ring..
That seemed to be the resonating refrain of women at the HIV Research for Prevention Conference (HIVR4P2018) held recently in Madrid, Spain. And no, they were not talking about the engagement ring. More »
October 26, 2018 | HealthDay
Vaginal Ring That Targets Pregnancy, HIV Seems Safe: Study
An experimental vaginal ring meant to prevent pregnancy and HIV looks safe, according to an early stage study. The dual-purpose ring releases the antiretroviral drug dapivirine and the contraceptive... More »
October 10, 2018 | ContagionLIVE
New Options in HIV Prophylaxis Gain Traction Based on Positive Trial Results
A series of 3 clinical trials, including one assessing the safety of dapivirine ring use among postmenopausal women, was published in Clinical Infectious Diseases (CID). And, in general, the results... More »
September 25, 2018 | The BodyPRO
Making Clinical Trials of PrEP More Inclusive of Women, No Matter Their Pregnancy Status
Three new HIV prevention trials seek to understand how PrEP and the dapivirine ring work, and whether they are safe, in pregnant and breastfeeding women. More »