Impaired antibody response in an AIDS patient compromised the accuracy of the test. The OraQuick Advance Rapid HIV-1 Antibody Test has transformed HIV testing from a cumbersome process to a rapid ...

FDA approves first rapid test for HIV Earlier diagnosis may also help to reduce additional HIV transmission. HealthDay News — The FDA has approved the first rapid diagnostic test to detect the HIV-1 ...

MADRID — Rapid tests for the detection of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) shorten the window period to 2 or 3 weeks, and self-tests are as reliable and accurate as those carried out by ...

Researchers at Colorado State University are nearing completion of an effort to create and develop rapid at-home tests for HIV. The staff and students in Fort Collins are using technology and science ...

Since the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was identified in 1983, roughly 91.4 million people around the world have contracted the virus and an additional 44.1 million have died from related causes ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (WPVI) -- A Lehigh Valley company that helped transform HIV testing is continuing its mission to improve public health through innovation and accessibility. OraSure Technologies, based ...

A team of Northwestern University scientists spanning disciplines have developed new technology that could lead to the creation of a rapid point-of-care test for HIV infection competitive with ...

Colexa Biosensor Limited, subsidiary of Codix Group, has been licensed to package World Health Organisation (WHO) Prequalified Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) kit in Nigeria. This followed Change ...

CRAVEN COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - The Craven County Health Department is hosting a free rapid HIV testing event at Walgreens. This initiative is part of the KFF’s Greater Than HIV/STD Campaign and the ...

A man who is HIV positive has described how it felt like a "complete sledgehammer blow" when he was first told his diagnosis, but 15 years later it is just "the same as any other chronic illness". "It ...