Smartphone rapid test detects microbiologically contaminated water in less than a minute

Worldwide, billions of people rely on water sources whose hygienic quality is unclear or difficult to monitor. Conventional ...
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New rapid urine test could revolutionize treatment of UTIs

Key Takeaways A new rapid test can identify bacteria causing a UTI in less than six hoursIt currently takes two to three days ...

What Home Lead Test Kits Can Tell You and What They Can’t

Lead, LeadCheck, and Safe Home. Most DIY kits can detect high levels of lead, but miss lower levels that could still be ...
New York Post

What screening did Christy Carlson Romano use to test positive for cancer — and should everyone be getting one?

Disney alum Christy Carlson Romano is getting candid about a frightening new health scare. The “Even Stevens” star revealed in an emotional Instagram video, posted Feb. 17, that she and her husband, ...
Business Wire

Instanosis Xylazine Rapid Test (Urine) Granted FDA Breakthrough Device Designation

Xylazine, a veterinary sedative not approved for human use, has become increasingly prevalent in the illicit drug supply across the United States. It is frequently identified in combination with ...
The Washington Post

U.S. accuses China of secretive nuclear test as arms-control agreements lapse

The United States’ top nuclear arms official on Friday accused China of carrying out an undisclosed nuclear detonation in 2020, arguing that recent secretive underground tests by China and Russia have ...
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St. Anthony's New Rapid Diagnosis Clinic Speeds Up Cancer Test Results

Don't miss our top stories and need-to-know news everyday in your inbox. ALTON - Patients facing a cancer diagnosis no longer have to wait weeks or months to get results. OSF St. Anthony’s Health ...
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Nuclein HCV Test Proof of Concept Highlights Advantages of Firm's Rapid Molecular Testing System

NEW YORK – Academic collaborators of molecular diagnostics developer Nuclein have demonstrated proof of concept for a direct-from-blood hepatitis C virus test using Nuclein's DASH rapid, multiplexed, ...
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Rapid Valley fever test from Mayo Clinic and ASU is just months away from FDA approval

Medical illustration of coccidioides, the fungus that causes Valley fever (coccidioidomycosis). Researchers at the Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University have developed a rapid test to detect Valley ...
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New rapid test for Valley Fever could revolutionize diagnosis in Arizona

PHOENIX — A new rapid test for Valley Fever developed in Phoenix is getting ready to go on the market and will be a game-changer for doctors in diagnosing the disease. Valley Fever is a disease that ...
New Atlas

15-minute hep-C test makes same-day treatment possible

Hepatitis C is a tiny virus with a significant impact. It's a small RNA virus that spreads through the blood and infects the liver. Even though today's medicines can cure it, hepatitis C remains a ...
UPI

New rapid test identifies most effective treatment for UTIs

A new rapid test could improve treatment of urinary tract infections, by identifying the most effective antibiotic for each individual patient. The test applies different antibiotics to bacteria found ...