An HIV screening test checks to see if you’ve been infected with the HIV virus. About 1.2 million people in the U.S. have HIV. But about 1 in 7 people don’t know their HIV status, and about 40% of new ...

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, ...

HIV testing, also called HIV screening, is the only way to know if you have the virus. Several types of tests check your blood or other body fluids to see whether you're infected. Most can't spot HIV ...

The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has issued 2 recommendation statements including 3 grade A recommendations for the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention ...

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 ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

In January 2011, the President's Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS called on the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) to reconsider its 2005 determination that the scientific evidence did not ...

Compared with active choice testing, opt-out screening can substantially increase HIV testing, and opt-in schemes may reduce testing, a new study has suggested. "We found that active choice testing, ...

A new study suggests that the most beneficial age for a one-time screening HIV test of the general population would be age 25. A new study suggests that the most beneficial age for a one-time ...