How you offer patients an HIV test has a significant impact on the likelihood of them accepting tests, finds a study published by The BMJ today. In the first randomized controlled trial to evaluate ...
PrEP is a daily HIV prevention pill. Getty Images. A recent report from an Ohio-based health institute emphasizes the importance of prevention and testing after decades of study and treatment on HIV, ...
HealthDay News — “Opt-out” testing could significantly increase the number of patients who agree to be tested for HIV, according to research published online in The BMJ. The study, which involved 4 ...
HIV is the acronym for human immunodeficiency virus. HIV can only spread through bodily fluids like breast milk, blood, semen, pre-cum, rectal fluids, and vaginal fluids. The initial symptoms of HIV ...
HIV is an RNA virus that causes lifelong infection. Symptoms occur within four weeks of exposure and include flu-like symptoms such as fever, fatigue, muscle pain, rash and headache. During the acute ...
This summer may be the time to get an HIV test checked off your to-do list finally. June 27 is National HIV Testing Day, a day to raise awareness about the importance of HIV testing and promote local ...
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 ...
Updated HIV post-exposure prophylaxis guidelines introduce new PEP regimens, shorten follow-up HIV testing, and refine management after occupational exposure when source patients have undetectable ...