HIV rapid testing algorithms (RTAs) using any two orthogonal rapid tests (RTs) allow for on-site confirmation of infection. RTs vary in performance characteristics therefore the selection of RTs in an ...

HIV testing must be voluntary. Patients must know that testing is planned and be informed that they will be tested unless they decline (“opt out”). The patient should be provided information about HIV ...

A researcher said 7,000 Americans learned they had HIV through the program. A local HIV program has allegedly been canceled as a result of funding cuts, firings and layoffs that have recently hit the ...

Federal funding for a program that used dating apps to connect people with free HIV home tests – identifying nearly 7,000 new cases since its start in 2022 – has been canceled. The Together Take Me ...

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other sources, there are approximately 1.2 million ...

A local HIV program has allegedly been canceled as a result of funding cuts, firings and layoffs that have recently hit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a program lead. On ...

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free Atlanta newsletter here. Potential cuts to HIV work at the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have local and ...