HIV & AIDS
HIV testing plummeted during pandemic
Testing for HIV suffered a sharp setback during the first year of the pandemic, new government data shows.
Jun 27, 2022
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News tagged with self-testing
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Few UK online sexually transmitted infection test services meet national standards
Few UK online sexually transmitted infection test services meet national recommended standards, with independent sector providers the least likely to be compliant, finds research published online in the journal Sexually Transmitted ...
Apr 12, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Home-based flu tests are comparable to clinical testing
Home-based, self-administered tests for influenza are comparable in accuracy to rapid diagnostic tests in clinical settings, according to a recently published, peer-reviewed study.
Mar 10, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO issues COVID testing advice, long after critics' call
The World Health Organization says it has issued guidance advising people on how to test themselves for the coronavirus, months after critics said the lack of recommendations was compromising efforts to stop the pandemic ...
Mar 09, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
New study finds harnessing online peer education to be an effective tool for HIV prevention
A new University of California, Irvine-led study, called the HOPE (Harnessing Online Peer Education) HIV study, has revealed that using peer-led online communities was successful in increasing HIV self-testing and reducing ...
Feb 28, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why we feel confident about decisions we make
Buying a second-hand car at a good price feels good. But choosing a delicious-looking doughnut in the supermarket leaves us riddled with doubt. After all, we resolved to eat a healthier diet this year—so wouldn't it be ...
Jan 12, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Oops! You did it again. New test predicts if impulsivity is pathological
If you can't stop saying or doing things that you later regret, here's a diagnostic test for you: UC Berkeley researchers have pioneered a way to better determine when acting on one's worst impulses verges on pathological.
Dec 06, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Feel-good hormone dopamine affects passion and autism
Men—more often than women—need passion to succeed at things. At the same time, boys are diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum four times as often as girls.
Jun 24, 2021
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HIV & AIDS
AI app could help diagnose HIV more accurately
Pioneering technology developed by UCL and Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) researchers could transform the ability to accurately interpret HIV test results, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
Jun 18, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mass home COVID testing is misguided and unlikely to reduce transmission, warn experts
Encouraging self-testing at home twice a week for all adults in England, and soon Scotland, is a misguided policy, unlikely to reduce transmission, warn public health experts in The BMJ today.
Apr 29, 2021
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