A local HIV program has allegedly been canceled as a result of funding cuts, firings and layoffs that have recently hit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a program lead. On ...
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 ...
The April letter canceling the funding for the home testing program said the CDC would no longer have the staff to oversee it. About 150 staffers who work on HIV prevention were laid off that month as ...
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 ...
The national HIV testing services policy of 2025 defines HIV self-screening as "a process where a person who wants to know his or her HIV status collects a specimen, performs a test, and interprets ...
An HIV self-testing (HIVST) chatbot and HIVST online real-time support by humans (HIVST-OIC) showed similar effectiveness in increasing HIV self-testing uptake among men who have sex with other men.