The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommends HIV Screening — And Why is This News?

Dr. Paul Sax looks at the flurry of coverage surrounding the USPSTF's recommendation for routine HIV screening in his blog HIV and ID Observations.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recently recommended one-time HIV screening for all Americans aged 15 to 64, creating a flurry of media coverage. Why is this news, though, when the CDC and several other physician organizations made the same recommendation years ago? In his blog HIV and ID Observations, Dr. Paul Sax theorizes on what took the USPSTF so long to reach this decision.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommends HIV Screening — And Why is This News?

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