Monthly Prescribing Reference

Over-the-Counter HIV Test Approved for Adolescents

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 ...
STAT

HIV self-testing is easy, effective — and underutilized

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 ...
Healio

National HIV self-testing program finds high demand, many testing for first time

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 American Journal of Managed Care

Self-Testing in HIV Shows Promise in Early Studies

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 ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Mailed HIV Self-Tests Can Improve Access to Testing in Priority Audiences

An online ordering portal was launched March 14, 2023, to expand distribution of HIVSTs directly to consumers. HealthDay News — Mailed HIV-self tests (HIVSTs) can increase testing among persons who ...
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Oral HIV self-test approved for sale, advocates say it's key to elimination

An oral, at-home HIV test that delivers results in as little as 20 minutes and has been used in the U.S. for well over a decade is finally coming to Canada. OraSure Technologies announced Tuesday its ...
Rutgers University

Why Ask for an HIV Test? To Start the Conversation – and End an Epidemic

By championing the simple phrase “Ask for an HIV Test,” experts with the Rutgers School of Nursing’s François-Xavier Bagnoud ...
clinicaladvisor.com

Efficacy of distributing HIV self-tests via Grindr

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 ...
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At-home oral HIV self-test approved for sale in Canada

An at-home, self-testing HIV kit that promises results in 20 minutes has been approved for use in Canada. On Tuesday, OraSure Technologies announced that its OraQuick HIV self-test has received its ...
standardmedia.co.ke

More men opting for HIV self-testing, Ministry reports

The Ministry of Health is observing high demand for HIV self-testing services (HIVST) among men in the country. The latest data from National AIDS and STI Control Programme (NASCOP) shows that since ...
Medical Xpress

Mailed HIV self-tests can improve access to testing in priority audiences

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 ...