Walgreens and Greater Than HIV, a public information initiative of KFF, are teaming up with health departments and community organizations to offer free rapid HIV testing in more than 550 ...

New tests that use rapid flow-through technology to detect disease combinations, including HIV and malaria, are an industry first, according to developer.

Walgreens and KFF’s Greater Than HIV Join with Community Partners to Offer Free HIV and STD Testing at Record Number of Stores on June 27 ...

Rapid HIV testing increases the likelihood that patients will receive appropriate counseling. Negative results are definitive; positive results need to be confirmed.

NIBIB-funded researchers recently validated a rapid STD test that delivered accurate results in about 30 minutes for chlamydia, allowing patients to receive treatment immediately, thereby stemming the ...

For blood draw testing, call the health department in Summerville at (843) 832-0041, ext 5040. For rapid testing call Palmetto Community Care at (843) 747-2273.

New rapid STD tests that are in clinical trials now may help stem the tide, Gaydos said. “That way we can treat people before they leave the clinic,” she added.

Unlike rapid antigen tests for COVID, which produce results in 15 to 20 minutes, the home STD kits on the market require patients to collect their own samples, and then package and mail them to a ...

An at-home test would also counter the stigma attached to contracting diseases such as chlamydia or even visiting an STD clinic, Adalja added.