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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Men who have sex with men (MSM) were found to engage in more risk behaviors when self-testing for HIV. Risk behaviors may be promoted in men who have sex with men (MSM) when they are able to self-test ...

The New York State Department of Health has launched its fall HIV Self-Test giveaway campaign, highlighting the importance of HIV self-testing. The giveaway, which launched on Nov. 13, will end on Dec ...

If the test does show a positive result for HIV antibodies, the SHA recommends taking a standard HIV test from a health-care ...

RICHMOND, British Columbia, Oct. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HIV testing just became faster, easier, and more accessible. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the INSTI ® HIV Self ...