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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
HIV is a virus that attacks cells in the immune system. When it’s not treated, the virus can seriously weaken the immune system over time. Several types of tests are available to determine whether ...
Meet people where they are. It's a disruptive concept is taking hold in many areas of medicine, none so much as in the HIV/AIDs arena, where home-based self-testing finally appears to be gaining ...
Prevention Point Philadelphia in Kensington offers HIV testing every day. The organization also has the largest syringe services programs in the city. Kareem Mims, prevention health care coordinator ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that around 1.2 million people in the United States have HIV. Around 40 percent may not even know they’ve contracted the virus. This ...
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 ...