Nearly two million "rapid" antibody tests imported into Australia have been declared useless for determining whether someone has been exposed to the COVID-19 coronavirus.
May 14, 2020
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New antibody tests might be game-changers in keeping the public safe from infection while restarting the economy. Giving "immunity passports" to those who have tested positive for having had the disease would allow thousands ...
May 5, 2020
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A widely used rapid COVID-19 test can produce false negatives if a certain solution is used to move or store patients' samples, the test's maker said.
Apr 23, 2020
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Even as virologists zero in on the virus that causes COVID-19, a very basic question remains unanswered: do those who recover from the disease have immunity?
Apr 17, 2020
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Coronavirus testing has been the subject of huge interest, frustration and confusion. The UK has come under worldwide criticism for its lack of mass testing, despite the director general of WHO encouraging countries to "test, ...
Apr 16, 2020
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One key to stopping the spread of COVID-19 is knowing who has it. A delay in reliable tests and COVID-19 diagnostics in the United States has painted an unreliable picture of just how many people are infected and how the ...
Apr 13, 2020
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As testing for the coronavirus continues throughout the United States, researchers have been closely watching results, particularly reported rates of false negatives.
Mar 31, 2020
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Genetic tests sold online and in shops should not be used to inform health decisions without further scrutiny, say experts in The BMJ today.
Oct 16, 2019
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The Monash scientists who developed the small game-changing device that can rapidly screen blood in minutes to detect disease-causing pathogens have now confirmed the successful operation of a cloud-based system based on ...
Oct 16, 2019
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The World Health Organization has made it a goal to eliminate human rabies deaths due to dog bites by the year 2030. An increase in dog rabies vaccination rates decreases dog rabies cases, human exposure, and human deaths, ...
Sep 26, 2019
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