Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
U.S. mails out some COVID tests that are about to expire
If you ordered COVID-19 tests through the federal government recently, you might want to check the expiration dates.
Jan 11, 2023
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News tagged with drug tests
Biomedical technology
Fighting bacterial infections FASTer
A cutting-edge test developed by West Australian scientists could be a game changer for the fight against superbugs.
Jan 9, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
FDA finalizes rule expanding availability of abortion pills
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday finalized a rule change that broadens availability of abortion pills to many more pharmacies, including large chains and mail-order companies.
Jan 4, 2023
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Medical research
New method predicts the right treatment for breast cancer patients
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed a method that should be able to predict whether a patient with breast cancer will benefit from a particular treatment or not. The cell-based method has been tested on patients ...
Dec 27, 2022
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Medications
Human 'Liver-Chip' shows promise for predictive toxicology of proposed pharmaceuticals
A large team of researchers at Emulate Inc., working with colleagues from several institutions in the U.S., has found that human liver-chips are showing promise as a predictive toxicology tool. In their paper published in ...
Addiction
Opioid-involved car crashes decrease following efforts to curb use
People taking prescription opioids are more than twice as likely to be involved in a car accident than those who aren't, research has shown. In fact, between the early 1990s and early 2010s, as opioid use rose sharply in ...
Dec 2, 2022
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Health
A new test quickly and easily detects scopolamine (devil's breath) and MDPV (monkey dust) in saliva and drinks
According to recent studies, sexual assault with chemical submission of victims already amounts to 20.9% of cases. The main drug used in these rapes is alcohol, although assailants also use other psychotropic substances, ...
Nov 29, 2022
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Medical research
Sensor system for testing saliva is key step toward improving lives of people with epilepsy
Researchers in the Oregon State University College of Engineering have taken a key step toward improving the lives of patients with epilepsy by developing a sensor system for quickly testing their saliva to see if they have ...
Nov 28, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
My RATs are negative but I still think I might have COVID. Should I get a PCR test?
You've been exposed to COVID and are starting to get symptoms. But after a couple of days of testing with rapid antigen tests (RATs), your tests remain negative.
Nov 25, 2022
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Medical research
Opinion: Intellectual property waiver for COVID vaccines should be expanded to include treatments and tests
Global inequities in access to COVID vaccines have turned out to be a "catastrophic moral failure," just as the World Health Organization warned they would in January 2021. Yet it took 20 months of negotiations for members ...
Nov 22, 2022
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