False Positive Results with BD SARS-CoV-2 Reagents for BD Max System The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting clinical laboratory staff and health care providers of an increased risk of a false positive result with BD SARS-CoV-2 Reagents… Continue Reading →
‘We Didn’t Want to Sit Idle’: A Rush to Meet Pro Sports’ Testing Needs A handful of companies and labs quickly overhauled themselves to fulfill the sudden demand for coronavirus testing from the major American pro leagues. In early March,… Continue Reading →
As coronavirus hospitalizations climb, Trump sidelines health advisers As the coronavirus pandemic continues to intensify in the southern and western United States, at least five states – Alabama, Iowa, Missouri, Montana and Wisconsin – hit records for their single-day high… Continue Reading →
‘A hot mess’: Americans face testing delays as virus surges AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – With a cough and shortness of breath, it took Austin, Texas, resident Sam Lee three tries to get a COVID-19 test. The first time, he showed… Continue Reading →
Pooling Coronavirus Tests Can Spare Scarce Supplies, But There’s A Catch Federal health officials are hoping to stretch the supplies used to test for the coronavirus by combining samples from a number of people and running a single test. Chinese… Continue Reading →