Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

PCR, antigen and antibody: Five things to know about coronavirus tests

To diagnose and contain the spread of coronavirus, testing is critical. There are two types of COVID-19 tests—those that are designed to detect whether you have the infection now, or those crafted to check whether you have ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New Delhi plans mass screening effort as virus cases surge

Indian authorities are launching a massive coronavirus survey taking down health details from New Delhi's entire population of 29 million, and testing everyone with symptoms by July 6.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New ATS Clinical Practice Guideline: Diagnosing fungal infections

The American Thoracic Society has published an official clinical guideline on laboratory diagnosis of fungal infections in pulmonary and critical care medicine in the Society's Aug. 30 American Journal of Respiratory and ...

Medications

WHO calls for ban on 'unreliable' TB blood tests

The World Health Organisation warned on Wednesday that millions of blood tests conducted every year to diagnose tuberculosis are unreliable and putting patients' lives in danger.

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