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Fighting HIV Through Early Detection

Fighting HIV Through Early Detection

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Noting that as many as half of all HIV transmissions occur within two to three months after a person is infected and that HIVers tend to take steps to protect others once they learn they carry the virus, health officials in San Francisco have launched an ambitious plan aimed at identifying those newly infected. Clients of the city's Magnet community health center who report high-risk sexual contacts will be given a highly sensitive DNA test that can detect HIV infection much earlier than standard HIV antibody screenings. Other testing centers around the city will soon follow suit, officials say. San Francisco currently records between 800 and 1,000 new HIV cases each year.

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Ryan is the Digital Director of The Advocate Channel, and a graduate of NYU Tisch's Department of Dramatic Writing. She is also a member of GALECA, the LGBTQ+ society of entertainment critics. While her specialties are television writing and comedy, Ryan is a young member of the LGBTQ+ community passionate about politics and advocating for all.

Ryan is the Digital Director of The Advocate Channel, and a graduate of NYU Tisch's Department of Dramatic Writing. She is also a member of GALECA, the LGBTQ+ society of entertainment critics. While her specialties are television writing and comedy, Ryan is a young member of the LGBTQ+ community passionate about politics and advocating for all.