Point-of-Care Testing Articles

Image of Tosoh Bioscience’s G8 analyzer, one option for medical labs in the clinical chemistry analyzer market.

Clinical Chemistry Analyzer Market on the Rise: What’s Driving Demand?

Scott Wallask, BA

To capture new demand, clinical labs should note advancing technology and rising disease mortality

Photo of the entrance of the 2024 ADLM Lab Expo.

ADLM 2024 Highlights Point-of-Care and Sepsis Innovations

Tyler Radke, MLS(ASCP)CM

First-time attendee explores new technologies and future solutions at the Association for Diagnostics in Laboratory Medicine Annual Lab Expo

Elizabeth Franzmann, MD, was co-corresponding author of a recent clinical trial testing an oral rinse to detect biomarkers associated with recurrence in head and neck cancers.

Can a Mouthwash-Based Test Help Predict Head and Neck Cancer Recurrence?

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Researchers studied whether two biomarkers could predict recurrence in head and neck cancer

Illustration of a clinical lab scientist wearing gloves and holding a tube of blood with a zoom-in on blood antibodies for syphilis.

FDA Marketing Authorization Enables Increased Access to First Step of Syphilis Diagnosis

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

First home antibody test can inform patients of current or past infection and lead to confirmatory testing with healthcare provider

World-First Home Oral Glucose Tolerance Testing (OGTT) Technology for Gestational Diabetes Screening

Digostics

Medway NHS Foundation Trust to transform local gestational diabetes screening by improving access to a new at-home diabetes testing technology

Photo of a healthcare worker pricking the finger of a patient to take a small blood sample.

First Point-of-Care Hepatitis C Test Authorized by FDA

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

The RNA-based test enables single-visit testing for HCV in about an hour, streamlining access to treatment

Photo portrait of Dr. Edward A. Curtis, head of the Functional Potential of Nucleic Acids research group (left), and Martin Volek, PhD student in Edward Curtis Group, IOCB Prague.

Researchers Are Developing a New Generation of Rapid DNA Tests for a Wide Range of Applications

IOCB Prague

The new tests use newly discovered catalytic DNA molecules that produce fluorescence visible to the naked eye

A series of blood collection tubes on a rocker in a lab.

New Collection Tubes Preserve and Stabilize Blood Proteins

Streck

The preservative reagent in Protein Plus BCT™ maintains sample integrity during storage, shipping, and handling

Graphic illustration of a person holding their head with the brain and nerves are highlighted to indicate pain or headache.

FDA Approves Whole Blood Rapid Test for Assessing Brain Injury

U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity

Traumatic brain injury is a major concern in the Army personnel and the new test could drive quick on-field diagnosis

A urine sample in a container is kept on a lab bench for analysis with a pH strip, syringe, vacutainer, and requisition form around it.

New MS-Based Technique Detects Drugs in Urine Samples

Swathi Kodaikal, MSc

The rapid urine test can detect 40 drugs reliably in just three minutes and can also be applied in clinical toxicology tests

The Bead You Need: How Lyophilization is Changing Point-of-Care Diagnostics

Evik Diagnostics

Learn how reagent lyophilization can prevent cold chain, experimental, and storage conundrums

A person with a continuous glucose monitor checks blood glucose levels on a smartphone app.

FDA Clears First Over-the-Counter Continuous Glucose Monitor

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Users should not make medical decisions based on the device’s output without talking to their healthcare provider

A person holding a rapid, at-home lateral flow test strip with wells for a sample and the biosensor.

Novel Rapid, POC Testing Strips as Accurate as PCR Tests

University of New South Wales

The technology used in test strips is economical, robust, sensitive, and versatile

Microscopic view of parotid cancer tissue biopsy.

Changes in Protein Levels Help Diagnose Oral Cancer

Case Western Reserve University

Per the NIH, head and neck cancer makes up about 5 percent of all cancers worldwide and 3 percent of all malignancies in the US

A gloved hand holds a malaria-positive test result taken on a rapid diagnostic testing device with a printed lab report form in the background.

New Rapid Point-of-Care Malaria Test Is Robust and Accurate

Rice University

The immunoassay is 12 times faster than currently available laboratory-based tests

A woman spits into a saliva collection pouch as she prepares to examine her blood.

Portable Saliva Test Tool May Detect Breast Cancer

University of Florida

Its portability and short turnaround time make the novel device a robust competitor to traditional cancer detection methods

A transparent bottle with white powder, labeled Fentanyl, lays open with two more such bottles in the background.

Novel Biosensor Detects Fentanyl in Urine in Seconds

University of Texas at Dallas

First-of-its-kind electrochemical test can detect trace amounts with 98 percent accuracy

A person cups both hands above and below a vector illustration of a female reproductive system.

Cervical Cancer Incidence Rising in Low-Income US Counties

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Cervical cancer-associated mortality rates continue to spike despite the consistent prevention efforts

3D illustration of blood components (RBCs and WBCs) flowing through a blood vessel.

Researchers Design, Validate a Handheld WBC Counter

Rutgers University

The leukometer could enable rapid testing and triaging for infections and aid in cancer treatment

Four sanitary napkins with an increasing number of heart-shaped confetti are arranged in tandem on a pink background.

The Q-Pad™ Helps Assess HbA1c Levels from Menstrual Blood

Qvin™

The novel menstrual blood diagnostic kit and Q-Pad™ recently received FDA clearance