Blood samples taken at home and sent by post to labs to screen for HIV and syphilis are more likely to be successfully processed when the collection technique used is dried blood spots rather than mini tubes, investigators from the UK report in Sexually Transmitted Infections. Close to 95% of dried blood spot samples were… Read More »
A heavily criticized recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month about who should be tested for the coronavirus was not written by C.D.C. scientists and was posted to the agency’s website despite their serious objections, according to several people familiar with the matter as well as internal documents obtained by The… Read More »
The challenge of testing for the coronavirus will soon be made worse by the onset of flu season, raising the specter of another crippling shortage of diagnostic tests. “There isn’t a scenario I know of that that would have an adequate number of tests up by the fall if we continue to increase the cases… Read More »
1 of 7 The United States reported its highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases this week, with the daily total exceeding: 10,000 25,000 50,000 75,000 2 of 7 True or false? Coronavirus cases continue to mount in the United States, but death rates continue to decline: True False 3 of 7 This country now has… Read More »
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany reiterated that spikes in coronavirus cases are a function of increased access to testing, an argument that public health officials have debunked. “When you lead the world in testing, that means that you identify more cases,” McEnany told reporters Monday. President Trump has often touted the U.S. capacity for… Read More »