aids vaccine

Since the first reports of a "rare cancer seen in 41 homosexuals" were published in 1981, the condition we've come to know as HIV/AIDS has killed millions of people around the globe.

While the diagnosis was initially a death sentence, treatments like protease inhibitors have lengthened the lifespans of people with HIV by decades. The once a day dose of Pre-exposure prophylaxis—also known as PrEp—revolutionized safe sex practices with its effectiveness in preventing contraction of HIV.