Hospital tackles HIV stigma with week of testing
A hospital is encouraging its patients to help remove the stigma around HIV by making use of its tests.Swindon's Great ...
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“I Thought ‘I’m Not Someone Who Gets HIV'”: Young Women On Their Diagnosis
I felt like I was a lesser person. I felt like I was dirty. I felt like I deserved it somehow.” Victoria Roscow, 30 and from ...
NHS to expand opt-out HIV and hepatitis testing
The NHS will automatically test patients for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C unless they opt out at 90 hospitals.
Transforming HIV diagnosis: A low-cost, point-of-care detection solution
A team of researchers from the University of Florida has developed an innovative handheld device for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) detection that combines paper-based sample preparation with real ...
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AI tool diagnoses diabetes, HIV and COVID from a blood sample
One-shot’ approach that uses machine learning to screen immune cells could help to detect conditions with overlapping ...
‘I thought I was going to die’: HIV patient calls for end to stigma as cases surge in heterosexual men
On Monday, Sir Keir Starmer took a public HIV test in an effort to destigmatise testing for the virus, after pledging in ...
New paper-based device boosts HIV test accuracy from dried blood samples
In parts of the world where traveling to a clinic for routine blood tests is a financial and logistical challenge, HIV ...
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In Kensington, integrated medical care can have a 'huge' impact on HIV transmission
All patients who get shots of antiretroviral medication at Prevention Point's Sana Clinic now have undetected levels of the ...
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Silent warning signs of HIV you’re likely dismissing
From persistent fevers to unexplained weight loss, discover the subtle HIV symptoms doctors say you shouldn't ignore, ...
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Immunoassays for the Diagnosis of HIV: Meeting Future Needs by Enhancing the Quality of Testing
There have been four generations of immunoassays for HIV screening and diagnosis, and third- and fourth-generation tests offer very high performances. Immunoassays must be correctly selected and ...
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HIV Diagnostics: Challenges and Opportunities
Accurate HIV diagnostic testing continues to pose challenges, but there are also opportunities for assay performance improvements in key areas for specific intended-use settings. The genetic ...