a greater focus has been placed on determining the accuracy of HIV tests in real-world settings—not only to minimize the number of false positive or negative test results, but to better identify ...

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. Two complete lines means that the patient may be HIV positive and ...

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 ...

she is an example of how becoming HIV-positive can happen to anyone. She was diagnosed when living in Australia in 2020. She and her new male partner at the time had taken routine tests for ...

The global fight against HIV is at a perilous tipping point.

It’s all the more tragic because HIV drugs can keep people from catching the virus, and prevent those living with the virus from passing it on. If everyone who needed these drugs could access them, ...

Approaches to Counseling & Testing All pregnant women should receive, at a minimum, one rapid HIV test at 20 weeks gestation. Provider-initiated routine antenatal testing for HIV, and retesting of ...

In such cases, doctors will often take the opportunity to perform an HIV test and counsel the individual on how to protect themselves against HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. If there is ...

HIV activist, film maker and podcaster Enda McGrattan, also known as drag queen Veda Lady, shares insights into living with ...

HIV is a virus. It may cause AIDS after you’ve been infected for several years and it’s weakened your immune system. HIV doesn’t affect everyone the same way. Some people notice signs soon ...

HIV can reduce fertility, and additional support during pregnancy is essential for HIV-positive couples to minimize transmission risks to the unborn child. People usually misinterpret HIV and AIDS.