Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Over-the-counter home test for COVID-19 gets US green light
The first home test for COVID-19 that doesn't require a prescription will soon be on U.S. store shelves.
Dec 15, 2020
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News tagged with rapid coronavirus test
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Rapid COVID-19 tests can be useful – but there are far too few to put a dent in the pandemic
Since September, the Food and Drug Administration has approved seven COVID-19 tests that yield results in 30 minutes or less, offering hope for vast improvements in test access and efficiency throughout the U.S. Most of these ...
Dec 2, 2020
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Birx says U.S. COVID cases are skyrocketing as holidays approach
The new coronavirus is spreading across America with unprecedented speed, the White House Coronavirus Task Force said in its first briefing in four months on Thursday.
Nov 20, 2020
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Rapid point-of-care testing during and after COVID-19 – how widely should it be used?
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the point-of-care testing industry was investing millions of pounds to develop rapid tests to tell us the cause of respiratory infections. The pandemic has accelerated this process. In an ...
Nov 18, 2020
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Italy's trailblazing rapid tests fail to halt virus
A doctor in an open-air tent in Rome crouches and scrapes high into his patient's nostrils with a fine straw-like implement. He dabs a strip of paper and produces a result: "Negativo."
Nov 11, 2020
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WHO Africa: New rapid tests a 'game changer' against COVID
Health officials in Africa say the rollout of rapid diagnostic tests for COVID-19 could be a "game changer" for their fight against the coronavirus but also warned Thursday that increased testing could drive up confirmed ...
Oct 22, 2020
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Millions more virus rapid tests, but are results reported?
After struggling to ramp up coronavirus testing, the U.S. can now screen several million people daily, thanks to a growing supply of rapid tests. But the boom comes with a new challenge: keeping track of the results.
Oct 18, 2020
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Boost for vaccine doses planned for poor as virus rages on
Up to 100 million additional doses of any eventual COVID-19 vaccines will be secured for delivery to poorer countries in 2021, health groups announced Tuesday, as the virus showed no sign of receding after claiming more than ...
Sep 29, 2020
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WHO, partners roll out faster COVID tests for poorer nations
The World Health Organization announced Monday that it and leading partners have agreed to a plan to roll out 120 million rapid-diagnostic tests for the coronavirus to help lower- and middle-income countries make up ground ...
Sep 28, 2020
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Munich orders masks on as virus resurges
The German city of Munich will require masks to be worn at the busiest public spaces in tightened restrictions announced Monday by authorities to fight a resurgence in coronavirus infections.
Sep 21, 2020
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