Truvada

LGBTQ, public health orgs call for Facebook to address ad policy in response to misleading PrEP ads

By Dave Muoio 02:24 pm December 10, 2019

A collection of more than 50 LGBTQ, public health and HIV/AIDS activists have signed a joint letter urging Facebook to remove advertisements from its platform that they say are “factually inaccurate” and scare at-risk users away from pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) treatments. These ads — which the signatory groups say are being directed at LGBTQ Facebook and Instagram users — come from multiple...

Nurx raises $5.3M for app-based birth control and PrEP service

By Heather Mack 04:44 pm November 1, 2016

San Francisco-based Nurx, a telehealth company that offers prescriptions for birth control and HIV-prevention medication Truvada through an app, has raised $5.3 million in Series A funding in a round led by Union Square Ventures. Lowercase Capital, SV Angel and six Y Combinator partners also contributed. Nurx, which operates in California, Washington and New York, will use the funds to expand...