In a study involving nearly 1,000 patients seen at the Baltimore Convention Center Field Hospital (BCCFH) during a five-month period in 2022—researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, the University of Maryland School of Medicine ...
Feb 13, 2024
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With COVID-19 rising this winter, it's getting more complicated to discern whether you are infected.
Jan 10, 2024
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It's winter, that cozy season that brings crackling fireplaces, indoor gatherings—and a wave of respiratory illness. Nearly four years since the pandemic emerged, people are growing weary of dealing with it, but the virus ...
Jan 9, 2024
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COVID-19 raced through nursing homes many times over the past few years, as the virus spread rapidly among vulnerable older adults living close together.
Nov 21, 2023
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Use of the LF-LAM rapid test to diagnose TB in people living with HIV has increased in recent years. However, lack of funding is one of the main barriers to its implementation, according to a study conducted by Kaila Aguiar ...
Oct 11, 2023
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Americans will once again be able to get free at-home COVID tests.
Sep 21, 2023
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Despite researchers' efforts to understand SARS-CoV-2, the virus continues to hold many secrets. As much as we've tried to shoehorn it into our thinking about how respiratory viruses work, it will simply not comply.
Sep 1, 2023
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University of the Sunshine Coast researchers have developed a rapid portable test for one of the world's fastest-spreading mosquito-borne diseases.
Aug 18, 2023
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For COVID-19 and many common respiratory viruses, rapid tests and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests are available and regularly used to detect and diagnose. However, because of the nature of these tests, they are costly ...
Jul 25, 2023
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A prospective cohort study has found that repeat testing in 48-hour intervals with a rapid antigen test (Ag-RDT) may be required to rule out SARS-CoV-2 infection. This means that people testing for SARS-CoV-2 should exercise ...
Jul 3, 2023
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