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 ...

SAN ANTONIO — At-home HIV test kits are making it easier for people to test themselves. Knowing your status is one of the best ways we can help end the HIV epidemic. At-home tests are just one tool ...

Imagine a 70-year-old walking into their medical provider's office, their glands swollen and tender. Unbeknownst to them, what they believed to be a minor ailment turns out to be advanced HIV disease.

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 ...

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 ...

CD4 tests are strongly recommended as the preferred method to identify advanced HIV disease among people living with HIV, the World Health Organization (WHO) has strongly recommended in its 2025 ...

This retrospective study evaluated real-world implementation of the updated CDC HIV algorithm in a large US laboratory. Objectives: To understand real-world implementation of the updated CDC HIV ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The rates at which patients initiating HIV care receive recommended tests are “suboptimal,” but they were higher ...

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 ...