Infectious Disease
News on research and diagnostic development for pathogenic diseases.
Florida Lab Owner Pleads Guilty to $6.9M COVID-19 False Billing Scheme
The owner was accused of bundling COVID-19 testing with other medically unnecessary forms of testing.
The two-step process only requires treatment with two different mixtures and a heat block to return results.
Florida Atlantic University Wins $1.3M NIH Grant to Develop Sample-to-Answer HIV Self-Test
The assay will be designed for self-testing and is expected to be sensitive enough to detect HIV during acute infection, treatment, and viral rebound.
FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization for Premier Medical COVID-19 Test
The PCR-based test uses nasal swab specimens collected with the INeedaCOVID19Test.com Self Collection Kit.
SQI to Acquire Precision Biomonitoring SARS-CoV-2 Testing Business, Technology
The deal includes the Canadian distribution rights to Biomeme's SARS-CoV-2 Real-Time RT-PCR Test, as well as Precision's TripleLock diagnostic technology.
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