FDA clears Visby Medical’s at-home Covid-19 and Influenza PCR test

Visby Medical’s over the counter (OTC) combination PCR test for Covid-19 and influenza A/B detection has secured US Food and ...
News Medical

At-home test for influenza is as accurate as rapid diagnostic testing in clinical settings

Home-based, self-administered tests for influenza are comparable in accuracy to rapid diagnostic tests in clinical settings, according to a recently published, peer-reviewed study. Home tests are a ...
Medscape

What Healthcare Professionals Need to Know for Testing and Treatment of Co-circulating COVID-19 and Influenza Viruses

After the unusually mild 2020-2021 influenza (flu) season, which was caused in part by the community mitigation factors used to control the spread of COVID-19, it's evident that the seasonal spread of ...
Science Daily

Home-based flu tests as accurate as rapid diagnostic testing in clinical settings

Home-based, self-administered tests for influenza are comparable in accuracy to rapid diagnostic tests in clinical settings, according to a peer-reviewed study. The researchers determined that ...
BioWorld

Labcorp expands DTC business with EUA for COVID-19, influenza and RSV test, launch of diabetes screening test

The pandemic exponentially amplified the move to more patient-driven health care with at-home monitoring, wearable medical devices and telemedicine. Testing has arguably seen the greatest shift, led ...
Healio

Influenza testing low for many patients with community-acquired pneumonia

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a new study, most patients with community-acquired pneumonia did not receive testing for influenza, even ...