HIV Testing News
U.S. National
- CDC Awards $35 Million to Support HIV Testing and Increase Early Diagnosis of HIV Among African Americans (September 27, 2007)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Three New Assays Approved (May 25, 2007)
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommends Voluntary HIV Testing for All Pregnant Women (July 5, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Mandatory HIV Testing Should Be Instituted for Public Health, Safety Officials Exposed to Bodily Fluids, Commentary Says (June 8, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- U.S. Military Mandates HIV Testing Every Two Years (May 25, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- New Testing for Very Early HIV Diagnosis (February 27, 2004)
Two relatively new HIV testing methods seek to detect the virus even earlier than common HIV-antibody tests.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- CDC Announces New National HIV Monitoring System to Detect New Infections, Focus Resources in High-Risk Groups (July 28, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- New Testing Strategy to Help Track HIV: Detuned Testing Initiated at 24 Sentinel Sites (May 6, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Many Doctors Don't Offer HIV Test to All in Pregnancy (May 2, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Roche Gets Food and Drug Administration OK for Improved HIV Test (April 11, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Plasma Screening Improves (December 2001/January 2002)
Food and Drug Administration approves new test to screen plasma for HIV and hepatitis C.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Canada
- Canada: Women Opting Out of HIV Testing More Likely to Have HIV (December 28, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Canada Resists Mandatory Disease Testing in Prisons (May 16, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Canada: New HIV Reporting Law May Make People Fearful of Testing -- Advocacy Group (April 30, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Canada: HIV-Screening Posters Aim to Ease Stigma for Pregnant Women (December 9, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Canada: Pregnant Women Tested for HIV/AIDS Without Consent (October 29, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention