HIV Test

Prince Harry visits Guyana for final leg of Caribbean tour as Meghan Markle returns to Toronto

The 32-year-old Royal visited Guyana Saturday for the final leg of his Caribbean tour. On Friday, Harry left Barbados and headed to the South American mainland, where he laid a wreath at the Guyana Independence Arch in Georgetown. On Saturday, he met dancers in Sumara Village in the Guyana Hinterland, They presented him with a red, white and blue headdress—the colors of the British flag.

How a datting app got men to self-test for HIV

The study targeted black and Hispanic Grindr users in Los Angeles, a high-risk population that is often untested for HIV.

Gay-related and HIV-related stigma and lack of access to health care often keep these men from getting tested, according to Dr. A. Lina Rosengren, lead author of the study and an infectious diseases fellow at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The study says that not only are the home test kits convenient, they can help bypass some of those stigmas by providing anonymity.

Prince Harry takes HIV Test liive on Facebook — and he's Negative

Video of the test, which included an unidentified health worker walking him through the procedure, was streamed live on the British royal family's Facebook page.

"It is amazing how quick it is," the 31-year-old Harry said during his appointment at a London hospital.

The famously red-headed royal added: "So whether you're a man, woman, gay, straight, black or white — even ginger — why wouldn't you come and have a test?"