A new rapid test for hepatitis C could help identify many more patients who could be cured of the deadly disease, but its use may be limited unless insurers' reimbursement rises to cover its high cost ...

Roche has obtained U.S. government green lights allowing its point-of-care testing system to be used to screen for multiple sexually transmitted infections from a single sample. The company’s cobas ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — As COVID cases surge, doctors are looking for ways to monitor people from home. They're finding success with a unique respiratory testing kit developed in West Michigan. Arctic ...

Many health insurance plans are required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to cover certain STD screenings without ...

A new technique which slashes the time taken to diagnose microbial infections from days to minutes could help save lives and ...

Drug-induced fever can complicate antibiotic treatment and lead to unnecessary testing when cultures are negative, and ...

Medical laboratory scientists collect samples and perform lab tests, calibrate and maintain equipment, and perform statistical analysis. Their work is crucial for clinicians to diagnose diseases.

Drugs that act against bacteria are mainly assessed based on how well they inhibit bacterial growth under laboratory ...