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, ...

Receiving a non-reactive HIV test result brings immense relief for most people, but understanding what this outcome truly means requires more than a simple celebration. While a negative result ...

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 ...

HIV screening rates remain low in the United States, though the CDC recommends universal screening at least once in everyone and annually in high-risk individuals. A new initiative, Ending the HIV ...

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 ...

Adoption of an opt-out HIV testing policy in hospital EDs could increase the proportion of tested patients, especially among those who report low-risk behaviors, according to recent data. “The effect ...

The intervention increased HIV cotesting rates in urgent care and emergency departments, improving diagnosis and care linkage. Electronic prompts for HIV tests during STI evaluations led to ...

A randomized clinical trial led by Johns Hopkins researchers finds that giving patients a next-day HIV viral load (VL) test ...

Screening people for HIV is the best way to ensure that those who are positive get treatment, which can be effective in reducing spread of the disease. But guidelines differ on the best ages to test ...

Predictive values may be defined as the likelihood that a result is correct. Predictive values depend on prevalence of the target analyte. NPVs of HIV tests and testing strategies are always high even ...

The majority of people with HIV and type 2 diabetes do not receive the recommended routine screenings necessary to prevent chronic complications associated with that comorbidity, research shows.

It is important to know that being on successful HIV treatment, while it lowers the risk, does not eliminate it entirely. The increased risk from past immune damage or ongoing viral infections remains ...