REMAINS TO BE SEEN. RANDI: LCMC HEALTH WILL BEGIN USING RAPID TESTING PROCEDURES ALL ACROSS ITS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM TO DIAGNOSE COVID-19 PATIENTS. CHARLES: THIS INCLUDES TOURO, UMC, AND WEST JEFFERSON ...

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and rapid (antigen) tests for COVID-19 both involve taking a swab. Results for a PCR test take longer, as it needs to go to a laboratory. It is more costly but tends to ...

BOSTON (WHDH) - Gov. Charlie Baker announced Monday that all hospitals in Massachusetts will curtail some elective procedures later this week to free up beds for virus patients and alleviate pressure ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Weavr Health (formerly Boston Microfluidics), a diagnostics company, has submitted a request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency use ...

A single clinical laboratory test developed by UCSF scientists will speed appropriate drug treatment for serious ill by identifying any microbial miscreant afflicting a patient in as little as six ...

Determined to proceed with parties and events this summer, hosts are adding screenings at the door. But such measures are hardly a guarantee of safety, medical experts warn. By Alyson Krueger Dr. Asma ...

Vermont schools should prepare to halt Covid-19 contact tracing and PCR surveillance testing ahead of a major policy shift next week, the state’s top education official said Friday. In an email sent ...

University of Rochester Professor Lewis Rothberg received a NYSTAR grant to continue working on a recent discovery by his group: how to rapidly test DNA to improve our health and make sure we're ...