Thousands of people living unknowingly with hepatitis and HIV have been diagnosed through the NHS’s emergency department (ED) opt-out testing programme. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the ...

The CDC has updated its HIV testing guidance, emphasizing routine, opt-out screening for patients aged 13–64 and more frequent testing for those at higher risk. The approach aims to reduce stigma, ...

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 ...

A new unit dedicated to HIV care has carried out 47,000 screenings for bloodborne viruses since opening 16 months ago. Every adult who attends hospital emergency departments run by the The Royal ...

BUFFALO (AP) – The start of another round of Common Core testing in New York on Wednesday brought another round of students opting out of the test. Last week, tens of thousands of students sat out the ...

Emergency departments (EDs) have emerged as critical venues for identifying undiagnosed HIV infection and linking patients to care. Strategies range from routine opt-out screening within existing ...

Hundreds of people have been diagnosed with either HIV or hepatitis B since A&E departments across the Midlands started routine testing - a process said to be "quite literally saving lives". The ...