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 ...

The test stick is swabbed along the upper and lower gum once and placed into the test tube for 20 minutes before reading the results. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the approval ...

Self-testing for HIV enhances autonomy and is supported by policies in over 100 countries, promoting early detection and treatment initiation. The Together TakeMeHome program distributed self-test ...

Young and educated men who have sex with men (MSM) were more likely to use self-testing for HIV. Testing for HIV is crucial for patients to begin treatment with pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and ...

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 ...

Mailed HIV-self tests (HIVSTs) can increase testing among persons who have never received testing for HIV or have not received testing in the past year, according to research published in the June 20 ...

HealthDay News — The social networking app Grindr is feasible for distributing HIV self-test kits to men who have sex with men (MSM), according to a study published online recently in Sexual Health. A ...

Men lead the charge in HIV self-testing services in Kenya. [Standard, File] The Ministry of Health has witnessed a surge in demand for HIV self-testing services (HIVST) among men. Since the adoption ...

When you think of self-care, yoga, skin regimens, and nutritious meals may come to mind — but have you ever considered HIV testing? Today is National HIV Testing Day, the annual date that ...

New Zealanders who want to know if they are HIV positive can now access home tests from the pharmacy for the first time. The test costs $39.99 and with a simple finger-prick blood sample can return a ...

The Ministry of Health is observing high demand for HIV self-testing services (HIVST) among men in the country. The latest data from National AIDS and STI Control Programme (NASCOP) shows that since ...