I had my first HIV test early on in my sexual adventures—right after I broke up with my first boyfriend, David. It was an era of many firsts: first queer nights, first queer friends, first memories of counting lovers and keeping track of my “number.” David schooled me in gay culture, an education I needed [...]
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South Carolina is one of two states that have mandatory HIV testing for prisoners and segregates prisoners who have the virus into special dorms, according to a critical report released Wednesday by the American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights Watch.home hiv test, hiv self test, home hiv kit
In response, the S.C. Department of Corrections [...]
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The Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) has developed an iPod-sized device for HIV testing that could deeply impact HIV testing in rural, impoverished areas.home hiv test, hiv self test, home hiv kit
The device, which will prototypes of which will cost only $250 to build, can return a result in just 10 minutes. In contrast with [...]
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