India developed a home-grown RT-PCR testing kit for Monkeypox, a virus recently declared a global health concern by WHO. The Siemens Healthineers' 'IMDX Monkeypox Detection RT-PCR Assay' received ...

Since lockdown has eased, more and more of us are going on – or planning – a holiday. Having been locked down for so long and with lots of great package deals to be had, the allure of travelling ...

COVID-19 has been around for the best part of a year, and medical technology has been racing to keep pace with the rise in infections and viral mutations. Until recently, unless you were presenting ...

Testing for COVID-19 could soon face serious difficulties in Japan due to a shortage of materials driven by rising global demand. This is because half of the materials used in polymerase chain ...

You may get a PCR test, which can show a positive result for up to three months after recovery. If you take a rapid antigen test, it may not detect COVID after nine days, but it is more accurate for ...

PCR testing works by creating copies of a particular section of DNA, but there’s no evidence that PCR tests are being used or would be used to clone entire humans. PCR tests are effective at testing ...

From April 29, travelers can instead show negative rapid antigen test results while airlines won’t be required to check the proof, foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said Tuesday at a regular press ...

A person visits a PCR test facility in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Dec. 29, 2021. (Mainichi/Emi Naito) TOKYO -- Sixty-four percent of those surveyed in a nationwide opinion poll in Japan on Jan. 22 said ...