Oral HIV self-test can now be sold in Canada in ‘key’ move

OraSure Technologies announced Tuesday its OraQuick HIV self-test, which can produce results in 20 minutes, received a ...
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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 ...
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Researchers develop digital test to directly measure HIV viral load

A milliliter of blood contains about 15 individual drops. For a person with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), each drop of blood could contain anywhere from fewer than 20 copies of the virus to more ...

At-home oral HIV self-test approved for sale in Canada

An at-home, self-testing HIV kit that promises results in 20 minutes has been approved for use in Canada.
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Handheld device offers lab-quality diagnostic testing

Because of its high accuracy, laboratory-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing is the gold standard for infectious disease diagnostics. However, PCR technology requires highly trained staff ...
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Penn State researchers develop digital test to directly measure HIV viral load

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A milliliter of blood contains about 15 individual drops. For a person with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), each drop of blood could contain anywhere from fewer than 20 ...