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HIV self‑test kits are meant to empower those at risk − but they don’t necessarily lead to starting HIV treatment or prevention

Regular testing for HIV protects you and those around you. pixinoo/iStock via Getty Images Plus In 2016, the World Health Organization recommended HIV self-test kits as a way for people to ...

World’s Fastest HIV Test added to the Together TakeMeHome Program for Free at Home HIV Self-Testing Across the United States

Partnership Highlights bioLytical Laboratories Inc. is partnering with the Together TakeMeHome program to support expanded access to HIV ...
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Grindr helps send out over 1 million HIV self-test kits

Grindr is helping reduce the stigma around regularly getting tested in a few different ways on the app, but one of the most impactful has been a feature that lets users order HIV self-test kits right ...
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Shelby County to provide free HIV test kits; Tennessee applies for rural healthcare money

The Shelby County Health Department launched a new program that allows residents to have free in-home HIV self-test kits discreetly sent to their homes, the health department announced Nov. 8. Anyone ...
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Self-Testing in HIV Shows Promise in Early Studies

Self-testing for HIV enhances autonomy and is supported by policies in over 100 countries, promoting early detection and treatment initiation. The Together TakeMeHome program distributed self-test ...
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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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VOCAL-KY gives out free HIV self-testing kits

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A new bill went into effect on Thursday that expands access to free home testing for HIV. House Bill 349 legalizes the use and free distribution of self-testing kits for HIV.
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HIV self-test kits are meant to empower those at risk − but they don't necessarily lead to starting HIV treatment or prevention

Many people at heightened risk for HIV have never been tested. Those who have self-tested for HIV often don’t go on to receive care or change their sexual behavior. Ozzie Guillén, who led White Sox to ...