Just how reliable are COVID-19 tests? Experts weigh in
You're feeling pretty darned sick—headache, fever, fatigue, a cough—but your COVID-19 test came back negative.
Sep 11, 2020
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You're feeling pretty darned sick—headache, fever, fatigue, a cough—but your COVID-19 test came back negative.
Sep 11, 2020
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On Aug. 26, the Food and Drug Administration granted an Emergency Use Authorization to a new rapid antigen test for COVID-19 called the BinaxNOW test.
Sep 2, 2020
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(HealthDay)—The new rapid COVID-19 test approved last week is probably not the most reliable option for determining whether someone is infected.
Aug 31, 2020
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A new type of coronavirus test offers a cheaper, quicker way to screen for infections, moving the U.S. toward the kind of mass screening that experts say is essential to returning millions of Americans to school and work.
May 12, 2020
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Guidelines should change so that all men over the age of 40 with faults in the BRCA2 gene should be offered regular PSA testing to detect early signs of prostate cancer, experts are urging.
Nov 4, 2019
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(HealthDay)—Current smokers are less likely to receive guideline-concordant screening studies for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer versus never smokers, according to a study published online May 17 in JAMA Network ...
May 20, 2019
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Infectious mononucleosis, or mono, sidelines high school athletes every year. Kids who play sports aren't more susceptible to the disease. Instead, adolescent competitors are at a greater risk for one of the illness's serious ...
Apr 5, 2019
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The human immune system is actually quite good at killing cancer cells. In fact, we believe it does so quite frequently. People who have AIDS or have had an organ transplant have suppressed immune systems and go on to develop ...
Sep 17, 2018
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Like many men diagnosed with prostate cancer, Bill Pickett faced a tough question when he came to UCLA for treatment: how to fight it?
Aug 4, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Information technology can be harnessed to assist patients facing routine decisions, according to a study published in the May/June issue of the Annals of Family Medicine.
May 26, 2017
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