The American Journal of Managed Care

Dried Blood Test May Detect HIV, Hepatitis B and C

A test using a single spot of dried blood successfully detected HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C in all 60 samples with known amounts of each virus. Data on a groundbreaking test with the potential ...
Medscape

Dried Blood Spot Test Validated for HIV, Hep B, and Hep C

A test that uses a single drop of dried blood to detect HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C has been validated and is now in use in some high-risk settings in Denmark, according to research presented at ...
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 ...
Rolling Out

Non-reactive HIV test might not mean what you think

Sample blood collection tube with HIV test label on HIV infection screening test form. (Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / Room's Studio) A non-reactive HIV test result generally means good news – you ...
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 ...
CBC.ca

Oral HIV self-test approved for sale in Canada

People in Canada have a new, less invasive way to test for HIV at home, following Health Canada's approval of an oral self-test. U.S.-based OraSure Technologies said Tuesday its OraQuick HIV self-test ...