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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning the public of the risk of false results, inappropriate use and inappropriate interpretation of results with non-invasive prenatal screening …
FDA Warns of Risks Associated with Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening Tests Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first COVID-19 diagnostic test that detects chemical compounds in breath samples associated …
FDA Authorizes First COVID-19 Diagnostic Test Using Breath Samples Read More
MALVERN, PA — With the reinstatement of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s “Shots or Tests” Employer Mandate and the surge of COVID-19 variants across the country, corporations with one …
As COVID-19 Testing Takes Center Stage Again, GENETWORx Labs Announces Testing Capacity and Availability to Help Meet Individual and Corporate Testing Demand Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it will invest $650 million from the American Rescue Plan to strengthen manufacturing capacity for quick, high-quality …
$650 Million Invested in Rapid Diagnostic Testing in Latest Action to Increase Access to Tests Read More
WASHINTON, D.C. — The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it recently invested more than half a billion dollars from the American Rescue Plan to boost manufacturing of …
HHS Invests $560 Million to Bolster Product Manufacturing to Increase Supply, Availability of COVID-19 Tests Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following statement is attributed to Jeff Shuren, M.D., J.D., director of FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health:
FDA Authorizes Additional OTC Home Test to Increase Access to Rapid Testing for Consumers Read More
In 2021, an estimated 1.9 million people will be diagnosed with cancer in the United States, according to the National Cancer Institute. Thanks to a groundbreaking new blood test that …
New Blood Test Now Screens for Over 50 Cancers Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following quote is attributed to David Lee, M.D., director, Division of Mammography Quality Standards, Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health, FDA’s Center for Devices …
FDA Alerts Patients and Health Care Providers About Possible Problems with Mammograms Performed at Capitol Radiology LLC Read More
You may have heard the story about how penicillin was discovered by accident: A Scottish researcher studying the influenza virus came back from vacation to find mold on a culture …
How a Surprising Discovery LED to a New Cancer Screening Test Read More
KENNETT SQUARE, PA — Genesis HealthCare, (OTC PINK: GENN), a national post-acute care provider, announced this week that it completed its millionth point-of-care (POC) COVID-19 test on April 19, 2021. …
Genesis HealthCare Announces Millionth Point-of-Care COVID-19 Test Read More