The F.D.A. said it was continuing to look into the supplier’s role in the outbreak as states reported stark increases in ...

PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests remain the gold standard for diagnosing viruses, but PCR machines—typically found in labs or hospitals—are large and expensive. In cases of common viruses like ...

The ongoing hantavirus outbreak carries disturbing echoes of the early days of COVID: people falling ill on a cruise ship from a relatively unknown pathogen, with no validated test available to ...

A lab at the University of Nebraska has developed a test that can detect the virus before symptoms become severe. Now, it's ready to start testing cruise ship passengers returning to the US. As ...

As we get into another winter holiday season, COVID is still part of our lives. And although it's hard to predict exactly what this year's cold, flu and coronavirus season will look like, experts want ...

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.

PCR is a mainstay in diagnostics, but whether a sample is collected at a clinic or at home, such tests require sending a sample to a lab and then waiting for results. A new FDA authorized ...

Molecular tests are far superior to rapid antigen tests—and now you can get them for home use. Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation.

Promising new inroads into critical DNA testing has been forecast by experts who have applied machine learning to DNA profiling. From medical diagnostics to forensic tests and national security, PCR ...