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 ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a study conducted at two major HIV centers in Singapore, rapid HIV self-tests were used improperly, or the results were interpreted incorrectly, by individuals at risk ...

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 ...

OraQuick HIV Self-Test that will increase access to HIV testing for adolescents. The change expands the approved age range to include individuals 14 years of age and older for the OraQuick HIV ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A CDC program to distribute free HIV self-test kits has mailed nearly double the number of tests in its first ...

Expansion of the OraQuick® HIV Self-Test to individuals aged 14 and older increases access to vital HIV testing for adolescents, addressing a significant public health need. The approval aligns with ...

The INSTI® HIV Self Test delivers highly accurate results in 60 seconds or less, the fastest home-use HIV rapid test available. FDA-approved and ready for U.S. consumers, providing a private and ...

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 ...

Mailed HIV-self tests (HIVSTs) can increase testing among persons who have never received testing for HIV or have not received testing in the past year, according to research published in the June 20 ...

HealthDay News — The social networking app Grindr is feasible for distributing HIV self-test kits to men who have sex with men (MSM), according to a study published online recently in Sexual Health. A ...

In populations with men at high-risk of HIV infection, advertising free HIV self-test kits on dating apps may be a feasible way of testing these individuals, according to new research published in the ...

Britain: The world’s first HIV self-testing kit based on a pinprick of blood is launched on Monday and can tell you in 15 minutes whether you have the virus. The test is more than 99.7% accurate and ...