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HIV and criminal law
Lawyer: NY man at center of HIV scare not positive

Nushawn Williams, a New York drug dealer imprisoned amid accusations he infected 13 young women with HIV in the 1990s, does not have the virus that causes AIDS, according to his attorney, who said he arranged for a new blood test as part of efforts to get him released from prison. But state officials have questioned the validity of the testing procedure used.

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7 hours ago
From
Wall Street Journal
Promoting HIV testing
South Africa: Public HIV tests for MPs?

The country’s lawmakers could find themselves having to publicly test for HIV if Parliament heeds a call by Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi.

Published
17 May 2013
From
Independent Online
Testing policies and guidelines
Complaints over Kaiser Permanente's involuntary HIV screening may hint of things to come: critics

For some people HIV testing remains a touchy subject, while others only want to be tested anonymously for privacy reasons. But Kaiser says that despite member complaints, the test records won't be deleted. Critics say the episode is a taste of things to come.

Published
17 May 2013
From
Oregon Live
Promoting HIV testing
Test all new registrants for HIV in high-risk areas, GPs told

GPs in areas with high rates of HIV infection should offer an HIV test to all new registrants to help improve early diagnosis and treatment of the disease, according to London’s GP sexual health leader.

Published
17 May 2013
From
Pulse
Promoting HIV testing
Dramatic improvements in HIV testing are possible – local leadership and multiple initiatives required

In Brighton & Hove the proportion of new HIV diagnoses which are made outside of sexual health and antenatal clinics has increased from 25.7% in 2000 to

Published
16 May 2013
By
Roger Pebody
Retention and linkage to care
Engagement with health care leads to more prompt HIV diagnosis and higher rates of virological suppression among gay men

Pre-existing connection with primary health care is associated with more prompt diagnosis of HIV infection and an increased likelihood of virological suppression one year after diagnosis among

Published
16 May 2013
By
Michael Carter
Infectiousness and treatment as prevention
It Starts with Me

We are at the start of a new era in stopping the spread of HIV. We know that the combination of regular testing, HIV treatment and condom use is the key to success. But tests, treatment and condoms are just tools – it is down to all of us as individuals to make it happen. It is what you do everyday that really makes a difference. You can stop HIV harming you and the ones you care about.

Published
15 May 2013
From
Terrence Higgins Trust
Promoting HIV testing
HPTN Annual Meeting: Is “PopART” research, or just good health practice?

It sounds obvious, urgent, and ambitious: Make HIV counseling and testing as well as links to subsequent care and prevention services universally available, and watch the numbers of new infections drop steeply.

Published
14 May 2013
From
Science Speaks
Finance and funding
Greek HIV Test Centers Shut Down

HIV test centers have stopped checks since last month due to a lack of funding, given that the Greek state is forced to cut down on spending costs, as the Athens Medical Association (ISA) stated on May 10.

Published
13 May 2013
From
Greek Reporter
Promoting HIV testing
S.F. Gives Castro Coupons to Gay Men Who Test for HIV

San Francisco has launched a program encouraging gay men to get regular tests for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections by giving them coupons to businesses in the Castro District.

Published
13 May 2013
From
Poz magazine news
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