A quick brush of the gums and you’ll know your HIV status. No blood required.
That’s the kind of painless, fast and accurate HIV testing researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto are hoping will become the norm for Canadians as the researchers test OraQuick, a rapid oral self-test that will deliver results in 20 minutes.
The federal government estimates about 62,000 people in Canada have the disease, based on surveillance data. But only about 87 per cent of those with HIV have been diagnosed, leaving about 13 per cent who may not know they are positive, it says.
While the test is new
