Healio

Point-of-care saliva testing raised HIV screening rate at adolescent clinic

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Point-of-care saliva testing can detect HIV in 20 minutes. HIV testing rates jumped from 12% to 55% at a clinic ...

CorVista Health to Present New Data on Non-Invasive Point of Care Test for Ischemia with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries Using Machine Learning at ACC.26

CorVista Health today announced the upcoming poster presentation of new data on its non-invasive point of care test for ischemia with non-obstructive coronary arteries (INOCA) -- a common condition, ...

New Tongue-Swab TB Test Could Help Eradicate The Disease, WHO Says

This World TB Day, we have new rapid near-point-of-care molecular tests being deployed. These use tongue swabs to help end TB ...
Healio

How necessary is point-of-care testing in dry eye disease management?

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Welcome to another edition of CEDARS/ASPENS Debates. CEDARS/ASPENS is a society of cornea, cataract and ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

FDA Clears Point-of-Care Test to Detect Hepatitis C Virus

Credit: Cepheid. The Xpert HCV test delivers results in about an hour. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing authorization to Xpert ® HCV, a point-of-care hepatitis C virus (HCV ...
GEN

Point-of-Care Testing Impacts Outcomes

Point-of-care testing (POCT) includes professional-grade in vitro diagnostic tests completed in close proximity to patients. By performing diagnostic tests closer to patients and obtaining results ...
News Medical

Point-of-care testing can be effective for improving access to cancer genetic services

Genetic testing for hereditary cancers, such as breast, colon, pancreatic, and ovarian cancer, helps at-risk individuals understand their familial risk for these diseases and make informed decisions ...
Forbes

Point-Of-Care Testing To Improve Chronic Disease Management And Decrease Healthcare Costs

Salvatore Viscomi MD, co-founder of Carna Health is an entrepreneur with a passion for digital health and remote patient monitoring. The Covid-19 pandemic taught us that providing care outside of ...
technologynetworks

Point-of-Care Hepatitis B Testing Shown To Be Accurate and Effective

A clinical trial led by Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney has found that point-of-care testing for hepatitis B DNA is as effective as traditional laboratory testing, paving the way for faster diagnosis ...
Medscape

Point-of-Care Testing Cuts Antibiotic Use in Pharyngitis

Point-of-care testing for group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus (Strep A) significantly reduced antibiotic prescriptions in children and adults with signs of pharyngitis, even when used as the sole ...
Fierce Healthcare

Diagnostics company Binx Health banks $65M to drive growth of point-of-care testing

Binx Health is a health technology company aiming to speed up the time between diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections with a point-of-care diagnostic solution. The company ...
AZoNano

Nanotechnology in Point-of-Care Testing

Point of care devices within the healthcare system can aid in improving diagnoses as well as the control of diseases through monitoring. These devices can include glucose monitors that only require a ...