The COVID-19 pandemic led to many changes. Among them is universal familiarity with a molecular diagnostic technique that was largely unknown outside clinical use. The polymerase chain reaction — or ...
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 ...
Molecular tests are far superior to rapid antigen tests—and now you can get them for home use. Last week, I was about to go on a date, and because I'm severely immunocompromised, we agreed he would ...
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Mpox or monkey pox is an infectious viral disease.It can be serious and even fatal in some cases. (Reuters)(HT_PRINT) The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed the first mpox in vitro diagnostic ...
It has been over three years since Covid-19 cases were first diagnosed in the United States. And while President Joe Biden announced last week that he intends to end the state of national emergency ...
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 ...
After two-plus years of tight border restrictions, Japan finally scrapped its daily entry cap and fully reopened to international tourism on October 11 2022. This means that travellers no longer have ...
Travellers flying to China from the US will no longer be required to provide three negative RT-PCR test results as of Friday. The previous requirement of showing a negative RT-PCR test result from ...