Thousands of people living unknowingly with hepatitis and HIV have been diagnosed through the NHS’s emergency department (ED) opt-out testing programme. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the ...

In a sharply worded opinion, an appeals court overturned a Leon County judge's 2016 decision that seemed to support the "opt-out" movement that encourages parents to defy standardized testing ...

A research project to test patients in hospitals' emergency departments for blood-borne viruses including HIV has helped 183 patients get support, an NHS trust said. Opt-out tests were introduced at ...

"Many opt-out families are also currently advocating for daily recess, along with collaborative, creative and critical thinking in the classroom, to move beyond the test prep that some schools choose ...

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is celebrating its role in helping to save lives through the roll out of routine opt-out blood borne virus testing in its emergency department.