Recent literature has shown that dental offices can play an important role in screening for various medical conditions such as hypertension and diabetes. Now it seems testing for the human ...

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?

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 ...

HIV self-testing in home setting only marks the presence of HIV-1/2 antibodies or the HIV-1 p24 antigen; it does not provide a diagnosis. The self-testing kit has an inbuilt control line, which makes ...

If your patient is willing to get a test for HIV at the dental office, are you willing to give it? A study presented this week at the HIV Testing Symposium in Australia found that more than 80% of ...

Walgreens and Greater Than HIV, a public information initiative of KFF, are teaming up with health departments and community organizations to offer free rapid HIV testing in more than 550 Walgreens ...

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other sources, there are approximately 1.2 million people living with HIV in the United States, and another 1.2 to 2.2 ...

National HIV Day is on Thursday, June 27. DAP Health hosted free rapid HIV testing at multiple Walgreens locations -- blood draws with results available in 20 minutes. Tens of thousands of people ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - UToledo Health, in partnership with Walgreens and KFF, will provide free and confidential HIV testing on Friday, June 27 as part of National HIV Testing Day. Free testing for ...

KUTV — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 get tested for HIV at least once as part of routine health care, and people with certain ...

In its effort to ensure that the spread of the HIV virus is drastically reduced, the Federal Government has approved the inclusion of ”Wondfo HIV I and II rapid test kits for use in the country. ...

ALLEGAN, Mich. (WOOD) — Ahead of National HIV Testing Day, and the Allegan County Health Department is holding a free walk-in clinic for rapid HIV testing for adults. The clinic will be held from 1 ...