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The Food and Drug Administration has authorized a first-of-its-kind at-home testing kit that will allow individuals to collect samples and have them tested for a variety of respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19 and influenza.
According to a press release issued Monday, the FDA gave a
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In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* pre-print server, researchers tested the hypothesis that anosmia in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronav
Saliva testing remains an important tool for those who require regular Covid-19 checks, like border staff or healthcare workers. Photo / Michael Craig
The Kiwi company behind a just-opened laboratory is keen to see saliva-based testing for Covid-19 rolled out further. Where is the techno
Advanced techniques in 3D printing create replicas of organs to better inform physicians and patients and improve the safety and efficiency of procedures.
TAMPA, Fla. , May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- How do you mend a broken heart? With plastic. That's a goal at Tampa General Hosp
On 11 May 2022, Germany notified WHO of one laboratory-confirmed human case of infection with a swine-origin influenza A(H1N1) virus in North Rhine-Westphalia, in the west of Germany. The case was detected during routine sentinel surveillance for influenza. No further cases have been repor
Going into the first winter of the pandemic, multiple companies introduced products that tested for both influenza and COVID-19 in the expectation that the winter flu season may cause a surge in people presenting with symptoms that could be caused by either pathogen. They pitched
PETALING JAYA, May 18 — A care worker in the UK was rushed in for emergency surgery after swallowing a six-inch Covid-19 test swab.
Bobby Lee, 31, had decided to test herself at home after feeling unwell.
Somehow, the cotton swab lodged itself in her throat.
“When
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Mawi DNA Technologies (Mawi), a medical device company focusing on the development of innovative technologies for biosampling, has launched the NextSWAB™, a 100% medical-grade plastic swab designed and manufactured in the US. Mawi launched this ne
