How access to new hepatitis C test could come down to insurance reimbursement

Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a rapid test that quickly detects hepatitis C, but insurance ...

Costs pose hurdle for promising new hepatitis C lab test

A new rapid test for hepatitis C could help identify many more patients who could be cured of the deadly disease, but its use ...
USA Today

As bird flu virus concerns grow in US, so do tests of milk, cheese, meat and other foods

Public health officials have added cottage cheese, sour cream and baby formula to the list of items tested for bird flu after an outbreak among dairy cows. At a Wednesday news conference, ...
The New York Times

For Coronavirus Testing, the Nose May Not Always Be Best

As Omicron spreads, some experts are calling for a switch to saliva-based tests, which may detect infections days earlier than nasal swabs do. By Emily Anthes Jan. 20, 2022: This article was updated ...
Medscape

Systematic Viral Testing in Emergency Departments Has Limited Benefit for General Population

Routine use of rapid respiratory virus testing in the emergency department (ED) appears to show limited benefit among patients with signs and symptoms of acute respiratory infection (ARI), according ...
Study Finds on MSN

Virus-built silver nanoparticles show promise against antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Virus-built silver appears much more effective against bacteria than commercial silver. In A Nutshell Lab safety tests showed ...
WebMD

RSV Tests: Rapid Antigen Tests and rRT-PCR

RSV is short for respiratory syncytial virus. It’s a virus that can cause respiratory infections in your lungs, nose, and throat. It’s best to test for RSV soon after your symptoms start. That’s ...
CNN

Continued FDA testing finds no active bird flu virus in variety of dairy products

Ongoing testing of milk and dairy products by the US Food and Drug Administration has not found any active H5N1 bird flu virus in 297 samples of products purchased in grocery stores, the agency said ...
University of Delaware

Sticky situation

Delaware is among several U.S. states using chickens to detect pathogens that can be transmitted from mosquitoes to people. These sentinel chickens are stationed in pens around the state in areas ...
WFAA8

Where have mosquitos tested positive for West Nile virus in DFW -- so far?

DALLAS — West Nile Virus peaks in the U.S. from mid-August to early September, but mosquitos are already testing positive for the virus around North Texas. Four locations in three counties have ...
PBS

Virus testing the new normal as China sticks to ‘zero-COVID’

BEIJING (AP) — Thousands of coronavirus testing sites have popped up on sidewalks across Beijing and other Chinese cities in the latest development in the country’s “zero-COVID” strategy. Lines form ...
Beef Magazine

LSU creates test for hidden horse virus

Veterinary team develops molecular test to find hidden equine herpesvirus infections before they spread to other animals.