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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 ...
Healio

National HIV self-testing program finds high demand, many testing for first time

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A CDC program to distribute free HIV self-test kits has mailed nearly double the number of tests in its first ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Over-the-Counter HIV Test Approved for Adolescents

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 ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Self-Testing in HIV Shows Promise in Early Studies

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 ...
Medical Xpress

HIV self-test kits are meant to empower, but they don't necessarily lead to HIV treatment or prevention

HIV self-test kits were developed to make it easier for people to access HIV testing. However, our research team has found that many people who use self-test kits do not go on to receive needed HIV ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

HIV Self-Testing Clinical Trial Results Prove Feasibility in Application

Lynae Darbes, PhD, discusses what her research results mean when it comes to implementation of self-testing and counselling for couples vulnerable for HIV. Lynae Darbes, PhD, professor in the ...
Medical Xpress

Mailed HIV self-tests can improve access to testing in priority audiences

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 ...
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NYS launches HIV Self-Test giveaway campaign

The New York State Department of Health has launched its fall HIV Self-Test giveaway campaign, highlighting the importance of HIV self-testing. The giveaway, which launched on Nov. 13, will end on Dec ...
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More men opting for HIV self-testing, Ministry reports

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 ...
Rutgers University

Why Ask for an HIV Test? To Start the Conversation – and End an Epidemic

By championing the simple phrase “Ask for an HIV Test,” experts with the Rutgers School of Nursing’s François-Xavier Bagnoud ...
The Conversation

HIV self‑test kits are meant to empower those at risk − but they don’t necessarily lead to starting HIV treatment or prevention

Regular testing for HIV protects you and those around you. pixinoo/iStock via Getty Images Plus In 2016, the World Health Organization recommended HIV self-test kits as a way for people to ...