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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Today is World Aids Day, and I wanted to reflect on the history of AIDS in America. On Nov. 7, 1991 Earvin “Magic” Johnson announced he was HIV positive. It was a milestone in the global awareness of ...

Linda Leccesse was arrested and indicted in May on one felony count of engaging in solicitation after a positive HIV test and is believed to have had sexual or phone contact with more than 200 people ...

Parents of children with thalassemia in India say they are devastated after life-saving blood transfusions left their children HIV-positive, confronting them with illness, social stigma, and ...

Taiwan's health officials have urged victims involved in the metro knife attack on Dec 19 to get tested for HIV after a victim was revealed to be HIV-positive. The risk of infection from blood ...

Six children with thalassemia in Madhya Pradesh, India, have tested positive for HIV, suspected to be transmitted through contaminated blood transfusions. An investigation has been ordered, and the ...