World AIDS Day - Test everyone over 13

In commemoration of World AIDS Day, I decided to post this article from WebMD, talking about new recommendations from the American College of Physicians (ACP) stating that physicians should offer routine HIV testing to all patients over the age of 13. Given that HIV screening has become very inexpensive and reliable, this recommendation makes a lot of sense. We have made great strides in treating HIV, but the best treatment is always prevention, and by encouraging all young people to get themselves tested, we can reduce the transmission of the disease drastically. We as health care students and professors should recognize the risks of contracting HIV, and set an example for our students and patients by getting tested ourselves and encouraging others to do so.

I also found it interesting that they chose to release these new guidelines today, on World AIDS Day. It's an important way for the medical community to do their parts to raise awareness of this disease, so that hopefully one day no one will ever become infected with the disease.