Montefiore, Einstein and Columbia Awarded $3 Million for HIV Prevention

July 27, 2016—(BRONX, NY)—Researchers atMontefiore,Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Columbia University Medical Center have been awarded nearly $3 million from theNational Institute of Mental Health to increase the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)—a medication that reduces the risk of contracting HIV. The intervention will integrate PrEP into Montefiore primary care practices throughout the Bronx, a borough with one of the highest HIV rates in the nation.
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