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

Point-of-care saliva testing raised HIV screening rate at adolescent clinic

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Point-of-care saliva testing can detect HIV in 20 minutes. HIV testing rates jumped from 12% to 55% at a clinic ...
Rolling Out

Non-reactive HIV test might not mean what you think

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 ...
Houston Public Media

Using saliva to detect disease holds promise, but it's not perfected yet

Your saliva is "like a microbial fingerprint," says Purnima Kumar, a spokesperson for the American Dental Association. But it also changes if you take a sip of water or coffee. (dusanpetkovic | Getty ...