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The LEX system supports multiplex testing for key respiratory pathogens, including Influenza A, Influenza B, and COVID-19, and is engineered to deliver PCR results in 6 to 10 minutes.

LEX Diagnostics Submits Dual Applications for FDA 510(k) Clearance and CLIA Waiver for Groundbreaking LEX VELO System

LEX Diagnostics

The VELO system is an ultrafast point-of-care molecular diagnostics platform designed to deliver highly sensitive PCR results for key respiratory pathogens directly from a swab sample in under 10 minutes

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Pregnancy May Reduce Long COVID Risk

Weill Cornell Medicine

Among the pregnant women, the researchers found that certain groups had higher Long COVID risks than others

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Are We in a ‘Quademic’? COVID-19, Flu, RSV, and Norovirus Infections Surge

Pallavi Upadhyay, PhD, CMPP

The CDC is also tracking a fourth virus called norovirus after unprecedented outbreaks in 14 states, leading to a "quad demic" this season

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Immune Responses to SARS-CoV-2 Changed After Omicron, Study Shows

Springer Nature

New findings show the protective effects of natural infection against SARS-CoV-2 reduced substantially in the post-Omicron era

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Study Tracks Physical and Cognitive Impairments Associated with Long COVID

PLOS

Researchers following nearly 1,000 people with post-COVID-19 syndrome found few changes to their symptoms in the second year of illness

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AMP Publishes Joint Consensus Report on SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Surveillance for Hospitals and Public Health Laboratories

Association for Molecular Pathology

The review is authored by a multidisciplinary team of experts from AMP and APHL, including the SARS-CoV-2 Whole Genome Sequencing Working Group

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New Software Flags Emergence of COVID-19 Variants

American Museum of Natural History

New surveillance technique could be used in future pandemics

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Repeated COVID-19 Vaccines Enhance Mucosal Immunity Against the Virus

Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie

New findings suggest that repeated COVID-19 vaccinations not only bolster systemic immunity but also enhance mucosal antibody responses

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Genetic Insights into COVID-19 Severity: The Role of PAI-1 Polymorphisms

Today's Clinical Lab

A recent study reveals how PAI-1 gene polymorphisms are linked to severe COVID-19 outcomes

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Researchers Develop Antioxidant Strategy to Address Mitochondrial Dysfunction Caused by SARS-CoV-2

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Preclinical data suggests a new strategy for treating complex cases of COVID-19 independent of mutations and variants

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