PHOENIX – Over 14,000 Arizonans have been diagnosed with HIV. An estimated 5,000 more have the virus but have not yet been diagnosed. However, people could be more aware of their HIV status soon ...

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free Atlanta newsletter here. Federal funding for a program that used dating apps to connect people with free HIV home tests - identifying ...

Funding for an Atlanta-based program that has provided nearly 1 million free HIV home testing kits nationwide has been restored, allowing it to continue for another year. Together Take Me Home, based ...

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 ...

For years, public health experts have encouraged primary care physicians (PCPs) to screen for infectious diseases as well as cancers, heart disease risk factors, diabetes, and more. Many assessments ...

The CDC's updated nPEP guidelines incorporate new antiretroviral therapies and emphasize administration within 72 hours of exposure. Recommendations are based on a comprehensive literature review and ...

Mary R. Tanner, M.D., from the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues updated the 2016 nPEP guidelines and considerations for use in the United States, including considerations for testing and nPEP regimens ...

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 ...