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Oral HIV self-test can now be sold in Canada in ‘key’ moveOraSure Technologies announced Tuesday its OraQuick HIV self-test, which can produce results in 20 minutes, received a licence to distribute from Health Canada.HealthFeb 10
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Touting better HIV treatment, Toronto service organization closing after 42 yearsAn organization that bills itself as Canada’s oldest HIV service agency says it will close next year, in part due to groundbreaking medical advances that have reduced its need.HealthSep 12, 2025
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Advocates against HIV criminalization decry Carney silence on reform Trudeau promisedHIV advocates say Ottawa’s delay in reforming disclosure laws is fuelling stigma and fear, nearly a decade after the Liberals first pledged change.CanadaAug 23, 2025
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Canada must renew support to fight AIDS, TB abroad, advocates urgeSeveral Canadian civil society organizations are calling on Ottawa to invest $1.37 billion over three years for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.HealthJul 21, 2025
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HIV programs’ U.S. funding must be replaced to avoid millions of deaths: UNUnited Nations officials warn that if the funding isn’t replaced, it could lead to more than four million AIDS-related deaths and six million more HIV infections by 2029.HealthJul 10, 2025
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‘Monumental’ HIV shot could be coming to Canada. What we knowHealth-care experts and advocates say Gilead's HIV prevention shot could be a "wonder drug," but there are concerns about accessiblity.CanadaJun 24, 2025
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The U.S. OKs twice-a-year HIV prevention shot. Could it end transmission?The shot nearly eliminated new infections in two groundbreaking studies of people at high risk, better than daily preventive pills they can forget to take.HealthJun 19, 2025
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Nova Scotia expanding STI home testing to include HIV screeningNova Scotia Health is expanding its STI home-testing kit program to include HIV screening. It has been offering chlamydia and gonorrhea testing since last summer.HealthMay 9, 2025
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Potential HIV, hepatitis exposure at Toronto gynecology clinic has patients worriedThe letter said patients who received endometrial biopsies, IUD insertions or had cervical growths removed at the clinic should get tested for potential infection.HealthMar 11, 2025
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Here’s what happens to the body when HIV medication is stoppedNow the Trump administration has put the brakes on foreign aid while alleging it's wasteful, causing chaos in the system that for over 20 years has kept millions of people aliveHealthFeb 13, 2025
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