HIV TEST
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Canada approves 1st HIV self-test to help reduce screening barriersExperts have called it critical to reaching people who don't know they have the virus.HealthNov 3, 2020
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Charlie Sheen effect? ‘Record levels’ of STD testing followed actor’s HIV confessionDoctors say Charlie Sheen may have inadvertently shed light on HIV prevention: since his HIV positive confession, there’s been “record levels” of HIV testing.HealthMay 18, 2017
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Pharmacies in Edmonton, Fort McMurray to offer free HIV testsFree, immediate HIV tests are now available at one pharmacy in Edmonton and one in Fort McMurray. It's part of a six-moth University of Alberta study that aims to get more people tested for the virus.EducationMar 14, 2017
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Bert and Ernie, of ‘Sesame Street,’ used in ad for STD testingSesame Street has threatened to take legal action against Mately, a company that was suggesting Bert and Ernie might have contracted STDs.LifestyleMay 6, 2016
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Vancouver high school student develops early-stage HIV testA Grade 10 student from Vancouver who has developed an early-stage HIV test is headed to Ottawa to compete against other young scientists in an international competition.ScienceMay 9, 2014
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