Autoantibody assays may have significant differences due to the heterogeneity of autoantibodies, including epitope specificity, isotype, and affinity/avidity. This makes it challenging for clinical ...
In the scurry to track, isolate and otherwise beat back the global coronavirus pandemic, testing people for traces of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is a high priority. But a different ...
Americans may soon be able to learn if they've ever been infected with COVID-19 with a prick of their finger and a smartphone — and without having to leave their homes. A Los Angeles digital ...
In January 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began considering the U.S. response to Covid-19. On February 4, after the declaration of a public health emergency, we began authorizing tests ...
A Garden Grove physician is likely one of the first practitioners in the U.S. to begin offering a rapid coronavirus screening test popular in Asia that can provide results within 10 minutes through a ...
Individuals who were already pregnant at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic had a 50 percent lower exposure to SARS-CoV-2 compared with those who became pregnant after the pandemic began and the ...
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) was passed by Congress on March 18 and mandated that Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance plans cover COVID-19 testing and administration costs ...
Against a backdrop of dynamic federal regulations and a quickly expanding commercial landscape, labs are facing unusual obstacles in validating serology testing for COVID-19. Issues with test accuracy ...