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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Don't take a rapid COVID test too soon: How and when to swab

With new COVID cases in Florida on the rise, taking an easy-to-get rapid test can give you quick results.

May 19, 2022

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Just how accurate are rapid antigen tests? Two testing experts explain the latest data

As of May 2022, the U.S. is experiencing another uptick in the number of COVID-19 cases. High rates of infection in Europe and Asia, along with the continued emergence of new sub-variants, such as omicron BA.4 and BA.5, raise ...

May 17, 2022

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Want to go to a wedding, but still worried about the pandemic? An expert explains how

After a court ruling struck down a federal mask mandate, many airlines and state transit systems made the face coverings an optional defense against COVID-19.

Apr 22, 2022

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Immunology

Researchers help develop rapid, reliable vitamin D test

A McMaster researcher is part of a team that has developed a more efficient way to screen for vitamin D deficiency that could become a tool in the fight against COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses.

Apr 15, 2022

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New COVID-19 technology to deliver faster, more accurate test results

The latest research from Murdoch University and the Perron Institute is paving the way for the development of a new technological screening platform that will rapidly and accurately detect COVID-19, without compromising quality.

Apr 14, 2022

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Biomedical technology

Research team develops faster, cheaper COVID tests

A University of Georgia nanotechnology research group entered the race to develop a rapid test for COVID-19 in August 2020, running experiments on a new sensor for an American manufacturing company. The group, led by Yiping ...

Apr 7, 2022

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New method of developing diagnostic tests could help tackle future pandemics

Software that helps speed up the process of creating new diagnostic tests could help combat future pandemics, its developers say.

Mar 28, 2022

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Pandemic medical innovations leave behind people with disabilities

Divya Goel, a 35-year-old deaf-blind woman in Orlando, Florida, has had two telemedicine doctors' appointments during the pandemic. Each time, she was denied an interpreter.

Mar 15, 2022

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Clarifying the CDC's COVID-19 quarantine and isolation guidelines

In December 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidelines for how long people should isolate following a COVID-19 infection. The agency shortened the isolation from 10 days to five, followed ...

Mar 7, 2022

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