Showing 388 news articles about HIV testing policies & guidelines

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Guidance sets out when and how HIV testing should be carried out. Policy and guidelines are usually written for healthcare workers. Guidance may include best practice on practical issues of testing, as well as when to offer an HIV test.

Low & theoretical transmission risks

HIV testing people who spit at police or health workers won't actually protect them

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The Conversation
15 July 2020
HIV testing programmes & uptake

HIV testing trial in Thailand increases retesting by 25%

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Avert
24 April 2020
Coronavirus

Maintaining HIV care during the COVID-19 pandemic - examples from China

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The Lancet
8 April 2020
HIV testing policies & guidelines

Community Advisory: Index Testing Could Be Harmful To Your Rights And Well-Being

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MPact
6 February 2020
HIV testing policies & guidelines

Index Testing: Advocates call for action

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AVAC
31 January 2020
HIV testing policies & guidelines

WHO urges countries to switch from laboratory-based HIV diagnostics to point-of-care testing

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Avert
11 January 2020
HIV testing policies & guidelines

Innovative WHO HIV testing recommendations aim to expand treatment coverage

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World Health Organization
27 November 2019
HIV testing policies & guidelines

More Antimicrobial Prescriptions May Be Clue to Undiagnosed HIV

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NATAP
25 November 2019
HIV testing policies & guidelines

Rapid HIV testing saves lives – it's time to make the switch

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World Health Organization
12 November 2019
HIV testing policies & guidelines

87 Years Old, One Sex Partner, Diagnosed With AIDS

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Medscape (requires free registration)
12 September 2019
Confidentiality, consent & medical ethics

Ex-nurse accused of raping woman loses appeal over HIV test

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Associated Press
17 June 2019
Sexually transmitted infections prevention

England: Sexual Health Checks Fall By Almost 250,000 As Services Suffer Severe Cuts

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Huffington Post
14 May 2019
HIV testing policies & guidelines

US: The Porn Industry Is Rethinking How It Works With HIV Positive Performers

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Jezebel
27 March 2019
Global health targets

US: 80% of new HIV cases transmitted by undiagnosed or untreated people

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Healio
19 March 2019
Confidentiality, consent & medical ethics

No HIV test, no marriage license, Jakarta tells couples

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UCA News
18 January 2019
HIV testing policies & guidelines

Malaysian AIDS council slams proposed mandatory HIV tests for non-Muslims

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Free Malaysia Today
20 December 2018
Self-testing & home testing

ILO and WHO promote workplace HIV self-testing

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World Health Organization
1 December 2018
Taking an HIV test

New York State May Soon Finally Eliminate Explicit Consent From HIV Testing in Care Settings

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The Body
30 November 2018
HIV testing policies & guidelines

Marking European Testing Week: ECDC issues integrated hepatitis and HIV testing Guidance

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ECDC
27 November 2018
PrEP policies & guidelines

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statements on HIV Screening and Prevention

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US Preventive Services Task Force
20 November 2018
Epidemiology

Switzerland: Historic drop in reported HIV cases in 2017

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swissinfo.ch
19 November 2018
HIV testing policies & guidelines

Why almost no one in Nigeria is using HIV prevention drugs

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Devex
8 November 2018
Hepatitis C symptoms & diagnosis

Too Few Teens and Youth Adults Using Opioids Are Screened for Hepatitis C and HIV, New Study Finds

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The Body PRO
10 October 2018
Taking an HIV test

How age and ethnicity impact HIV testing

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Science Daily
6 August 2018