Rapid 90-minute COVID-19 test shown to be highly accurate
A 90-minute COVID-19 test has been shown to have over 94 percent sensitivity, and 100 percent specificity in a new study.
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A 90-minute COVID-19 test has been shown to have over 94 percent sensitivity, and 100 percent specificity in a new study.
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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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Broad access to testing is one of the most powerful tools to keep the COVID-19 pandemic under control until there's an effective vaccine in use. Diagnostic testing, which is used in medical settings to determine whether someone ...
Aug 17, 2020
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The virus that causes COVID-19 has many variants, and if scientists don't stay on top of how it is changing in different parts of the world, testing for it may produce false negative results.
Jul 8, 2020
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Researchers have developed an algorithm that can predict whether trauma survivors are likely to develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The tool, which relies on routinely collected medical data, would allow clinicians ...
Jul 6, 2020
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An important milestone in the fight against COVID-19 came in early January 2020, when the entire viral genome of the novel coronavirus that causes the diseasewas sequenced for the first time. Since then, the full coronavirus ...
Jun 23, 2020
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With Brazil leading the world in newly diagnosed COVID-19 cases, Latin America has become the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, outbreaks continue to escalate in parts of Asia, Africa and the Middle East. ...
Jun 22, 2020
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A group testing approach proposed by a Cornell researcher, in which samples of COVID-19 tests are pooled and analyzed collectively, could potentially curtail the virus's spread through weekly testing of every household in ...
Jun 12, 2020
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Researchers in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University are working on an entirely new way to detect blood clots, especially in pediatric patients.
Jun 4, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Most physicians believe they have seen false-negative results for a COVID-19 diagnostic test, according to the results of a recent survey.
May 18, 2020
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