Archive for the ‘HIV’ Category
To understand fully why we are so compelled to portray control of infectious diseases as warfare, we need to look inward rather than outward. The human mind did most of its evolution as our ancestors were gathering food, hunting prey, avoiding being hunted as prey, and fighting and negotiating with other humans. This kind of [...]
Once a person consults a physician about a positive HIV blood test, the results of that test become part of the person’s medical record. Simply excluding the results of HIV blood tests from a medical record is not possible: the results are too important a part of the medical record. But these results, if made [...]
Most people are concerned whether the results of an HIV test are confidential. Tests can be done either anonymously or confidentially. In anonymous testing, the person tested cannot be identified in any way. In confidential testing, the person tested can be identified, but the identification is considered confidential medical information. Anonymous or Confidential Testing-Anonymous testing [...]