A healthcare system in the pacific northwest recently acknowledged they tested more than 6,000 people without their knowledge or consent. 

Although in some states specific written consent is not required for HIV testing a patient should always have the abilty to consent or reject to any procedure or test ...

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A healthcare system in the pacific northwest recently acknowledged they tested more than 6,000 people without their knowledge or consent. 

Although in some states specific written consent is not required for HIV testing a patient should always have the abilty to consent or reject to any procedure or test ...

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There continues to be much public debate within both the medical, general public, and those infected with HIV about the availability of a rapid home HIV test kit.  The FDA is in final approval stages and at this time it looks likely that a rapid test kit will be made ...

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Yesterday the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s advisory committee recommended the use of Truvada as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PreP) against HIV infection in men who have sex with men (MSM) that are between ages 18 - 30 years old. Due to the Center for Disease Control's classification of transgender women ...

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This Monday the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a recommendation that youth ages 16-18 years old should be screened for HIV even if they do not indicate they are sexually active and live within a population where more than 0.1% of the population is believed to have HIV ...

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Looking for something to do this evening after work or being out in this awesome fall weather? Tonight at 6:30pm ImageOut is presenting We Were Here a film about the early days of the HIV and AIDS epidemic. It weaves together a number of different stories from the time ...

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Tuesday, September 27th is Gay Men's HIV Awareness Day. Come celebrate at the Bachelor Forum with free food, testing, giveaways and more! The party runs from 5:00-9:00pm.

The event is a collaboration between the Victory Alliance and AIDS Care.

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This upcoming Sunday, September 18th, is National HIV and Aging Awareness Day. To celebrate we are encouraging the 50 + year old folks to get an HIV test and we’re answering common questions you may have.

I thought HIV was a young person’s disease. Why should I get tested ...

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In 2010 a new HIV test, Abbott's ARCHITECT® HIV Ag/Ab Combo assay, a combination antigen-antibody test, was launched into the market. Research collected since its release suggests that the test can detect HIV up to 20 days sooner than than other HIV tests.

The reason why the test ...

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