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University of Utah Health announced Friday the development of a promising new HIV drug. The drug, lenacapavir, has been named the 2024 breakthrough of the year by the scientific journal Science. Wesley Sundquist, Samuels professor and chair of biochemistry at the U of U, established the groundwork for the development of a "highly effective, long-lasting" preventative drug against HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). Lenacapavir was developed by Gilead Sciences and provides protection for six months instead of one day, according to a news release issued by U of U Health. The drug ...