Medical advances are one of the major developments that allow us to envision and work towards ending the HIV epidemic nationally and in Texas. New testing technologies and better medications make it possible to achieve our goal. One of these new strategies is “rapid start” treatment processes. Sometimes called “test and treat” these processes can connect newly diagnosed individuals to treatment and provide medication in one day.
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June 27th is National HIV Testing Day. In Texas, roughly 17,000 people living with HIV are unaware of their positive status. Each year in Texas, an estimated 4,500 people acquire HIV.
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