A study finds promising results on a new HIV prevention drug that's injected just twice a year. In the meantime, here's everything to know about HIV testing. Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, ...
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 ...
The dating app is partnering with a public health initiative to get more at-home tests to people in groups most affected by the virus. Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, with a focus on health ...
Throughout the year, we mark important HIV awareness days focused on youth, women, and girls, vaccine research, and disproportionate impact on Black, Native, Latinx, National Asian, and Pacific ...
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) — Santa Clara County residents looking for an HIV self-test can now get one for free, the County of Santa Clara Public Health Department announced Thursday. The test ...
What Is the CD4:CD8 Ratio Test Used For? CD4 and CD8 are two types of white blood cells in your blood. White blood cells help your body fight infections. If you have HIV infection, your doctor may use ...
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (WPVI) -- A Lehigh Valley company that helped transform HIV testing is continuing its mission to improve public health through innovation and accessibility. OraSure Technologies, based ...
The actor announced his HIV-positive status in November 2015. — -- Charlie Sheen's 2015 announcement that he was diagnosed with HIV years earlier seems to have sparked higher interest in testing ...
Superdrug has become the first high-street retailer in the UK to offer HIV self-tests, meaning you can test yourself for HIV at home by swabbing your gums and get results back in just 20 minutes.
A person with HIV may be more at risk of developing tuberculosis (TB). This is due to the weakening of the immune system that occurs in someone who has HIV. Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection ...