How you offer patients an HIV test has a significant impact on the likelihood of them accepting tests, finds a study published by The BMJ today. In the first randomized controlled trial to evaluate ...

HealthDay News — “Opt-out” testing could significantly increase the number of patients who agree to be tested for HIV, according to research published online in The BMJ. The study, which involved 4 ...

HIV is the acronym for human immunodeficiency virus. HIV can only spread through bodily fluids like breast milk, blood, semen, pre-cum, rectal fluids, and vaginal fluids. The initial symptoms of HIV ...

This summer may be the time to get an HIV test checked off your to-do list finally. June 27 is National HIV Testing Day, a day to raise awareness about the importance of HIV testing and promote local ...

PrEP is a daily HIV prevention pill. Getty Images. A recent report from an Ohio-based health institute emphasizes the importance of prevention and testing after decades of study and treatment on HIV, ...

HIV is an RNA virus that causes lifelong infection. Symptoms occur within four weeks of exposure and include flu-like symptoms such as fever, fatigue, muscle pain, rash and headache. During the acute ...

Sample blood collection tube with HIV test label on HIV infection screening test form. (Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / Room's Studio) A non-reactive HIV test result generally means good news – you ...

Expansion of the OraQuick® HIV Self-Test to individuals aged 14 and older increases access to vital HIV testing for adolescents, addressing a significant public health need. The approval aligns with ...

Updated HIV post-exposure prophylaxis guidelines introduce new PEP regimens, shorten follow-up HIV testing, and refine management after occupational exposure when source patients have undetectable ...

RICHMOND, Va. --National HIV Testing Day is Thursday and the 2024 theme is “Level up your self-love: check your status.” The CDC said the theme emphasizes “valuing yourself, showing yourself ...