Yahoo

One way to increase HIV testing? Ship test kits to people’s homes

A new Brown University-led study funded by a National Institute of Mental Health grant used at-home testing kits, some equipped with sensors, to see if people got tested for HIV more regularly.
Seeking Alpha

CORRECTION - OraQuick® HIV Self-Test Now Approved for Use in Adolescents

BETHLEHEM, Pa., Jan. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a release issued under the same headline on Tuesday, January 7th by OraSure Technologies, Inc. (OSUR), please note that the first sentence of the ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

First at-home HIV test nears approval

The FDA should approve the first HIV test for at-home use and over-the-counter sale, the agency's advisory committee said today in a unanimous 17-0 vote. The test is OraQuick from OraSure. It's a home ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Over-the-Counter HIV Test Approved for Adolescents

The test stick is swabbed along the upper and lower gum once and placed into the test tube for 20 minutes before reading the results. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the approval ...
PrideSource

FDA approves first over-the-counter home use HIV test kit

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced July 3 it has approved the OraQuick In-Home HIV Test, the first over-the-counter, self-administered HIV test kit to detect the presence of antibodies to ...
Cosmopolitan

Now You Can Find Out Your HIV Status at Home

Yup. That's right. Within 20 to 40 minutes, you can now find out if you're HIV free in the comfort of your home. So if you or your guy are too shy to go to the doc, this could be a big help. OraQuick ...
St. Louis American

FDA approves over-the-counter HIV test

Last week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the OraQuick In-Home HIV Test, the first over-the-counter, self-administered HIV test kit to detect the presence of antibodies to human ...
KENS

Here are pros and cons of at-home HIV test kits

SAN ANTONIO — At-home HIV test kits are making it easier for people to test themselves. Knowing your status is one of the best ways we can help end the HIV epidemic. At-home tests are just one tool ...
PrideSource

The Postives and The Negatives: Home HIV Test Now Available

As a doctor, it can be hard telling a patient they are HIV positive. When a person goes in for an HIV test at a clinic, like the Be Well Clinic in Berkley, they meet with a trained consultant who will ...
MD&M East

OraSure Investigates False Positives on HIV Test

Last month, a number of clinics and healthcare centers in the New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco regions reported a higher-than-expected incidence of false positives on the saliva-based OraQuick ...
Yahoo

You can now get a free at-home HIV test. Here's how.

People in the U.S. can now get a free at-home HIV test, thanks to a nationwide program that will distribute a million tests over the next five years. The program, called Together TakeMeHome, has ...