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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    New drug could beat HIV epidemic. Trump is in the way

    Tens of millions of people worldwide live with HIV. Lenacapavir can prevent the virus for months with one injection — a potential game changer. But President Trump and Elon Musk have upended foreign aid.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 25, 2025 • 1 min read

    Tens of millions of people worldwide live with HIV. Lenacapavir can prevent the virus for months with one injection — a potential game changer. But President Trump and Elon Musk have upended foreign aid.

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    Future of miracle HIV drug, Jackie Castillo’s immigrant-centric art
    1. 0:00What Zohran Mamdani’s upset in NYC mayoral race says about Democrats’ future
    2. 14:20New drug could beat HIV epidemic. Trump is in the wayYou’re reading this
    3. 23:32Class, migration, survival are core to Jackie Castillo’s new art
    4. 39:07Tracy Anderson’s elite fitness: Exercise regimen or lifestyle cult?
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