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A once-weekly tablet could reduce the burden of taking HIV medication every day. Researchers say the treatment could also offer greater privacy and help address stigma.
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00:00Research from a London university has found that a weekly HIV treatment could offer flexibility to people taking daily medication.
00:09Scientists say trial results suggest the weekly tablet can maintain viral suppression while avoiding a pill every day.
00:16The treatment combines two existing medicines and is still being investigated by experts.
00:23Professor Chloe Orkin from Queen Mary University of London, who was involved in the research, described the findings as a
00:30big step forward.
00:32For people living with HIV, taking medication less often could help with privacy and stigma.
00:37Stephen Hart, who was diagnosed in 2006, says weekly treatment could make a real difference.
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