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, ...

Study predicts HIV infections could rise 10% if CDC testing funds end

Timely HIV diagnosis and treatment are critical to preventing transmission. To help make this happen, the U.S. Centers for ...
Infectious Disease Advisor

The 3 Types of HIV Testing: What Should Your Patients Know?

What are the three types of HIV tests available to patients, how do they differ, and how can patients determine the best option for them?
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 ...
News-Medical.Net

HIV funding cuts could increase infections by 10% in the U.S.

Timely HIV diagnosis and treatment are critical to preventing transmission. To help make this happen, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides funding for HIV testing to ...
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 ...

HIV infections would rise by 10% in the US if CDC funding ends

If the $1.5 billion cuts are implemented, the number of HIV infections over the next five years could surge by up to 10 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Texas Tribune

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

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