Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . BOSTON – Results from a community-based study that assessed the use of an HIV self-test in Malawi indicated a 92 ...

CHAPEL HILL -- Earlier and more accurate diagnosis of acute infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is not only possible but also practical -- by pooling blood samples from people being ...

Background: Daily, oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has been shown to reduce the risk of HIV. Few studies have focused on screening high-risk populations for PrEP-eligibility during ...

When it comes to sexually transmitted diseases, sharing is definitely not caring. STDs affect approximately 1 in 5 Americans, with nearly half of new cases being diagnosed in patients ages 15 to 24.

Roy Stevens, a scientist who led the state's development of HIV testing methods, died Thursday at 81. Advertisement Article continues below this ad A Guilderland resident for 55 years, Stevens had ...

Background: Despite high rates of patient satisfaction with emergency department (ED) HIV testing, acceptance varies widely. It is thought that patients who decline may be at higher risk for HIV ...

The global HIV rapid test kits market will grow at a moderate pace during the forecast period. The rapid testing methods monitor critical control points in real time, thereby have reduced the ...

A law signed by Governor Tom Corbett this week will allow for “opt-out” HIV testing in Pennsylvania. The law drops the requirement that patients give written consent before being tested, and allows ...

A new method to detect ribonucleic acid (RNA) without needing any complex lab procedures or heating equipment has been ...

Universal antiretroviral therapy (ART) with annual population testing and a multidisease, patient-centered strategy could reduce new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections and improve community ...

The Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center serves about 150,000 military veterans in Monroe, Miami-Dade and Broward counties. An independent federal investigator has accused the Miami VAMC’s ...