Most sexually transmitted diseases do not live long enough on a toilet seat to hurt you. For example, Healthline reports that HIV dies almost instantly once it dries in the air. This makes it ...

A daily preventive pill can be invaluable for people at risk for HIV. But some doctors don't know much about prescribing them. And billing headaches are common. Here's how to overcome those hurdles.

There’s a swab for your throat, vagina, and, if necessary, rectum, all to be tested for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhoea, chlamydia.

AIDS Healthcare Foundation campaign began with message emblazoned on storefronts, vans, trucks, taxis in U.S. and 6 other ...

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AHF launched a new national billboard and outdoor advertising campaign, “50 Countries – 2.7 Million in Care,” which celebrates a historic AHF milestone: reaching operations in 50 countries worldwide, ...

You may have heard about HPV testing and self-swabbing to collect the sample. Does that work as well? Here are the ins and outs of this newer option.

Cervical cancer usually does not cause symptoms until it is advanced. A new guideline makes it easier to detect when precancerous changes are already developing.

Basel, 9 December 2025 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today the CE Mark for its cobas® BV/CV (Bacterial Vaginosis/Candida Vaginitis) assay to accurately identify specific bacteria and ...

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed serious challenges in multiple perspectives of human life. To diagnose COVID-19, oropharyngeal swab (OP SWAB) sampling is generally applied for viral ...