FDA Approves Use of BD’s HPV Assay with Pap Tests
Becton, Dickinson and Company
Approval expands access to the HPV test that more precisely identifies risk for cervical cancer in patients
Diagnostics
FDA Authorizes First OTC At-Home Test for COVID-19 and Flu
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Test can be purchased without a prescription and gives results in about 30 minutes
Ultrafast PCR to Revolutionize Precision Diagnosis
National Research Council Of Science & Technology
Soon-to-be-miniaturized PCR setup relies on stable photothermal materials, not heat plates
6 Common Challenges of PCR-Based Diagnostic Assays
Today's Clinical Lab
Download this application note to understand six of the most common challenges for PCR-based assays, and how to tackle them
Diagnosis, Treatment of Hepatitis C Using Point-of-Care Assays
World Health Organization
Practical Manual on Tuberculosis Laboratory Strengthening Updated
World Health Organization
This document updates the previous guide with the latest recommendations regarding new tools for diagnosis
Highly Accurate Test for Common Respiratory Viruses
University of Cambridge
Using DNA as "bait" to detect respiratory viruses with highly accurate results
A New Way to Monitor Blood Flow in the Brain
Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences
The πNIRS technique could make life easier for doctors and patients worldwide
Research Aims to Improve Lyme Disease Diagnostics
Texas A&M University
Scientists are testing Raman spectroscopy as a diagnostic tool for Lyme disease
Simple Nasal Swab Can Provide Early Warning of Emerging Viruses
Yale University
A new study finds that testing for a single immune system molecule on nasal swabs can help detect stealthy viruses