In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* server, a team of researchers investigated how antigen concentration and viral load in different specimen types affected the performance of severe acute ...

Roche is rolling out what it describes as a new type of infectious disease diagnostic in Europe, with a single test capable of screening for up to 12 of the most common respiratory viruses at once.

Twenty years ago, the mapping of the human genome promised new opportunities for genomic or genetic tests to predict, prevent and even treat disease, tailored to specific patient sub-populations. For ...

Successful treatment of pancreatic cancer can depend on a timely diagnosis. Various tests can help doctors rule out cancer or decide whether further testing is necessary. According to the American ...

With Omicron surging in the United States, many people are taking COVID-19 tests to see whether they test positive. Most people will take either a rapid antigen or PCR test. Though the PCR test is ...

Blood draws for several kinds of diagnostic tests require you to fast for several hours. Eating or drinking anything besides water can skew the results, leading to you needing to be retested. You may ...

Researchers found that antemortem testing could increase detection and lead to more timely public health interventions for human rabies, which is under-diagnosed globally.“Human rabies under-detection ...

Eligibility and requirements for COVID testing have expanded since the early months of the pandemic. People with symptoms related to COVID or who are considered to be a close contact of someone with ...

A large-scale global study has identified genetic variants that are risk factors for long COVID, a discovery that helps researchers better understand the biological systems involving the disease and ...