U.S. to invest another $1 billion in rapid COVID-19 tests
(Reuters) -The U.S. government is committing to purchase an additional 180 million rapid COVID-19 tests for $1 billion, adding to …
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195,000 At-Home COVID Test Kits Recalled Over Concerns of False Positive Results
Ellume, maker of an at-home COVID-19 test, is recalling some of its testing kits over concerns that users have an …
Chinese cities test millions as virus cases surge
Chinese cities rolled out mass testing of millions of people and imposed fresh travel restrictions as health authorities battled Sunday …
Claims That CDC’s PCR Test Can’t Tell Covid From Flu Are Wrong
Claim: “CDC has just announced they will revoke the emergency use authorization of the RT-PCR tests first introduced in 2/20. …
Universal ‘test and trace’ for HIV cost-effective in high prevalence regions
Rolling out home-based testing and universal treatment for HIV is cost-effective and can cut the incidence of cases in high-prevalence …
Universal ‘test and trace’ for HIV cost-effective in high prevalence regions
Rolling out home-based testing and universal treatment for HIV is cost-effective and can cut the incidence of cases in high-prevalence …
How we test the safety of rapidly developed COVID vaccines
With the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines about to begin in Australia, people may be wondering if they’re safe (and effective) …
Simple urine test can detect womb cancer
A simple non-invasive test can accurately detect womb cancer according to a proof of concept study by University of Manchester …
Using mathematics to test new approaches to cancer therapy
Cancer therapy is typically applied at the highest dose that a patient can tolerate. Although this approach succeeds in shrinking …
Breast cancer survivor urges Jewish people to test for hereditary gene mutations
Freelance film camera assistant Louise Ben-Nathan, 43, was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer – the most aggressive type, which …
The Newest At-Home COVID-19 Test Is A Game Changer
The very first non-prescription at-home COVID-19 test has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, The Washington Post …
New lab-on-a-chip infection test could provide cheaper, faster portable diagnostics
The chip, developed at Imperial College London and known as TriSilix, is a ‘micro laboratory’ which performs a miniature version …
CDC to shorten COVID-19 quarantine to 10 days, 7 with test
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is set to shorten the recommended length of quarantine after exposure to someone …
Hearing Test Response May ID Newborns at Risk for Autism
THURSDAY, Nov. 19, 2020 — Newborns exhibit neurophysiological variation associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a report published …
ALS and frontotemporal dementia: Early diagnosis thanks to an experimental test
Researchers are developing a test to diagnose two very serious diseases such as ALS and FTD when the pathologies have …
Researchers help develop wastewater test that could act as an early warning sign for COVID‑19 outbreaks
Researchers at Dalhousie University have helped in the development of a rapid test to detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in …
Researchers test a comprehensive model intervention to reduce opioid overdose deaths in hard-hit communities
National Institutes of Health and other federal leaders outlined their vision for a groundbreaking study that will aim to address …
HPV home test may reduce cervical cancer disparity, improve outcomes for Blacks, Latinos
David Sidransky, M.D., calls the Pap smear one of the “greatest successes” in cancer screening. “Every woman in the United …