Flame retardants, plasticizers, and "forever" chemicals are common in household items like cookware and cosmetics. But these ...

The FDA has cleared a multiplex polymerase chain reaction test designed to detect 11 clinically relevant gastrointestinal pathogens from a single stool sample.The Xpert GI Panel (Cepheid) can identify ...

Vaginal infections remain one of the most common yet frequently misdiagnosed reasons for gynecological consultations worldwide. Technology Networks spoke with Dr. Nico Michel, a lifecycle leader at ...

Amid concerns over a possible Nipah virus threat, bats at Kolkata’s Alipore Zoo are undergoing RT-PCR testing to rule out infection, a senior state Forest department official said on Saturday. A team ...

Consumers Now Have More Choices to Purchase the Visby Device Featuring 30-Minute, Lab-Quality Results Today, Visby Medical announced two new relationships that will expand national access to the Visby ...

Patients in rural communities often lack timely access to innovative infectious disease testing because diagnostic laboratories are located far away. Long transport times and logistical barriers delay ...

A new biotechnology company in McKinney has ambitions to become the world’s first fully integrated platform for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing — the same technology behind a common COVID-19 ...

An expert panel convened by the nation’s top post-acute care medical organization has recommended against the routine use of urine PCR tests to diagnose urinary tract infections. Such tests have ...

The COVID-19 pandemic yielded important advances in testing for respiratory viruses, but it also exposed important unmet needs in screening to prevent the spread of infections in high-risk settings.

Credit: Visby Medical. The approval was based on a clinical study that included 2203 females aged 14 years and older. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Visby Medical Women’s ...