Walgreens and Greater Than HIV, a public information initiative of KFF, are teaming up with health departments and community organizations to offer free rapid HIV testing in more than 550 Walgreens ...

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 ...

HIV is the acronym for human immunodeficiency virus. HIV can only spread through bodily fluids like breast milk, blood, semen, pre-cum, rectal fluids, and vaginal fluids. The initial symptoms of HIV ...

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 ...

HealthDay News — “Opt-out” testing could significantly increase the number of patients who agree to be tested for HIV, according to research published online in The BMJ. The study, which involved 4 ...

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 ...

Adolescents and young adults have the highest prevalence of STIs and new HIV infections, with disparities among racial groups and MSM. Significant predictors of HIV and STI testing include age, number ...

Everybody deserves access to care. HIV prevention in immigrant and refugee communities requires a nuanced understanding of ...

Despite life-altering advances in HIV treatment and recent decreases in the number of AIDS diagnoses and deaths within the US, thousands of Americans continue to die from HIV/AIDS each year. One of ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County Health Department is recommending that all emergency room patients be tested for HIV to address high incidence rates, especially among young people in the community.