Better HIV test comes to Baltimore

Free RNA testing for HIV/AIDS will help city health officials quickly identify high-risk populations and activities as they develop and, officials hope, help stem the spread of the deadly disease, officials said.

“Baltimore City is one of the first cities in the country to begin this testing,” said City Council President Sheila Dixon. “The results will be given sooner and it will have a greater impact in saving people?s lives earlier ? . I think it?s going to turn around this crisis that we have in this city.”