The 2026 Cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce has affected nearly 2,000 people across nine states. One important issue is that Cyclospora is not automatically included in every routine stool ...

Health diagnostics manufacturer Randox, one of Northern Ireland’s bigger private sector employers, shed some 400 jobs in its most recent financial year, reducing its workforce by 17 per cent after ...

The Co Antrim-based diagnostics company Randox cut its workforce by almost 400 people last year, new company accounts show. The Crumlin-based healthcare group said it averaged 1,926 staff in the year ...

Visby Medical's over the counter (OTC) combination PCR test for Covid-19 and influenza A/B detection has secured US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance, providing patients with an at-home ...

Mucor PCR testing of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid showed high specificity in identifying invasive pulmonary mucormycosis (IPM) in lung transplant recipients, especially when used in conjunction ...

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 ...

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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 ...

The COVID-19 pandemic brought the term "Polymerase Chain Reaction testing" into the mainstream. The PCR method is a type of nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) that detects a pathogen by finding ...

Roche has secured regulatory green lights in both the U.S. and Europe to begin shipping its first point-of-care test for whooping cough amid a worldwide surge in cases and the recent deaths of infants ...

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 ...