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USPSTF Does Not Recommend COPD Screening for Asymptomatic Patients
The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends people without signs or symptoms of COPD should not be screened because it does not improve overall health.
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Circassia Expanding FeNO Asthma Testing into Primary Care
Asthma FeNO testing will be available in more US primary care settings as the result of a new national distribution model for Circassia Inc's NIOX Vero FeNO testing device.
FDA Warns Consumers Not to Use E25Bio COVID-19 Tests
The US FDA is warning people not to use the E25Bio COVID-19 Direct Antigen Rapid Test (DART), according to an agency alert.
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Siemens Healthineers CliniTest Antigen COVID Test Available in US
The Siemens Healthineers CliniTest Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Self-Test is now available in the United States. The test received FDA authorization in January 2022.
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Machine Learning Model Uses Blood Tests to Predict COVID-19 Survival
A single blood sample from a critically ill COVID-19 patient can be analyzed by a machine learning model which uses blood plasma proteins to predict survival, weeks before the outcome.
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FDA Signals Blood Collection Equipment Shortage
The US FDA updated the medical device shortage list to include all blood specimen collection tubes to the testing supplies and equipment – specimen collection category.
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Pathogenomix Rapid Test Granted Breakthrough Device Status
Pathogenomix Inc’s Patho-Seq is designed for the rapid detection and identification of bacteria for a broad list of clinical conditions and sample types, including sepsis from whole blood samples and bacterial meningitis from CSF.
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Barriers to COVID-19 Testing
Mild symptoms, poor knowledge of nearby testing sites, and certain demographic factors have been identified as barriers to COVID-19 testing.
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Bronchoscopy: Diagnosis and Airway Clearance
Bronchoscopy plays a role in both diagnosis and treatment of lung disease and recent advances in the procedure have greatly enhanced the usefulness of the fiberoptic bronchoscope.
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FDA: Stop Using LuSys Laboratories COVID-19 Tests
The FDA has warned consumers to stop using the LuSys Laboratories COVID-19 Antigen Test (Nasal/Saliva) and the LuSys Laboratories COVID-19 IgG/IgM Antibody Test.
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Earliest CDC PCR Tests Had Flaws That Led to False Positives
The earliest batch of COVID-19 tests distributed by the US CDC exhibited false positive reactivity of negative controls due to flaws in assay design and contamination in one of the assay components, according to a CDC internal investigation.
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FDA Clears GEM Hemochron 100 Whole Blood Hemostasis Testing System
Werfen has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its GEM Hemochron 100 whole blood hemostasis system, which will be commercialized in the US in early 2022.
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Transcutaneous Monitoring in the NICU: Overcoming Challenges and Driving Consistent Implementation in an Academic Medical Center’s Level IV NICU
The successful implementation of transcutaneous CO2 equipment at Hershey Medical Center’s Level IV NICU demonstrates that the technology has evolved to accommodate the diagnostic monitoring needs of neonatal care providers and patients, according to this case study by clinicians in the center’s NICU.
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FDA Authorizes OTC Flowflex COVID-19 Home Test
The FDA has issued an emergency use authorization for the Acon Laboratories Flowflex COVID-19 Home Test, an over-the-counter COVID-19 antigen test.
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