CNET

HIV Testing: How to Get a Free Home HIV Test, Who Should Take One and More

A study finds promising results on a new HIV prevention drug that's injected just twice a year. In the meantime, here's everything to know about HIV testing. Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, ...
STAT

HIV self-testing is easy, effective — and underutilized

Assoumou is an infectious diseases physician-scientist at Boston Medical Center. Miller is a research data associate within Dr. Assoumou’s I-CARE (Infectious Complications Assessment and Research) lab ...
clinicaladvisor.com

HIV screening: Just another routine test?

The CDC and the World Health Organization have recently made sweeping changes to their guidelines regarding HIV screening. The primary thrust of these revisions is to institute programs that will ...
Healio

National HIV self-testing program finds high demand, many testing for first time

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A CDC program to distribute free HIV self-test kits has mailed nearly double the number of tests in its first ...
Medscape

European experts advocate early testing for HIV and viral hepatitis

Much still needs to be done to improve awareness of the importance of testing for the early detection of HIV, and hepatitis B and C, especially among vulnerable communities in Europe. Early detection ...
Yahoo

On National HIV Testing Day, reporter Karl Schmid wants to 'break down the stigma' and 'dispel the myths' about living with the virus

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When ABC reporter Karl Schmid came out as HIV-positive in 2018, he sparked a dialogue about the virus that still reverberates ...
EurekAlert!

Early HIV screening prolongs life and is affordable, Stanford study shows

STANFORD, Calif. - Expanding HIV screening would be a relatively cost-effective way to increase life expectancy and decrease disease transmission. That is the conclusion of researchers at the Veterans ...
Healio

Point-of-care saliva testing raised HIV screening rate at adolescent clinic

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Point-of-care saliva testing can detect HIV in 20 minutes. HIV testing rates jumped from 12% to 55% at a clinic ...
WHYY

As Philly health providers push HIV testing, advocates stress the role of syringe services programs to keep infections down

Prevention Point Philadelphia in Kensington offers HIV testing every day. The organization also has the largest syringe services programs in the city. Kareem Mims, prevention health care coordinator ...
Rolling Out

When your negative HIV test means you need another

Receiving a non-reactive HIV test result brings immense relief for most people, but understanding what this outcome truly means requires more than a simple celebration. While a negative result ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Study: Routine HIV testing in jails makes medical and economic sense

Routine HIV testing of inmates when they enter jails would lead to many more diagnosed infections and overall would save costs on health care, a recently published study says. Researchers from the ...
The Texas Tribune

House bills could make HIV tests a standard part of sexually transmitted infection screenings and health checks

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