A. There are now rapid flu tests available without a prescription in most pharmacies. Having such a test kit on hand is ...

Each night, Louis-Hunter Kean spiked a fever as high as 104.5. He would sweat through bedsheets and shiver uncontrollably. By morning, his fever would ease but his body still ached; even his jaw hurt.

New research from King's College London suggests that a rapid blood testing method could deliver reliable results far more ...

Many nonprofits in low- and middle-income countries face a critical mismatch: urgent social problems demand rapid program iteration, yet organizations often wait years for externally-produced ...

A test that rapidly detects signs of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in stool samples could improve future diagnosis and monitoring of the condition, a study suggests. Scientists have developed a ...

PHOENIX — A new rapid test for Valley Fever developed in Phoenix is getting ready to go on the market and will be a game-changer for doctors in diagnosing the disease. Valley Fever is a disease that ...

Hepatitis C is a tiny virus with a significant impact. It's a small RNA virus that spreads through the blood and infects the liver. Even though today's medicines can cure it, hepatitis C remains a ...

A new rapid test could improve treatment of urinary tract infections, by identifying the most effective antibiotic for each individual patient. The test applies different antibiotics to bacteria found ...

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other sources, there are approximately 1.2 million people living with HIV in the United States, and another 1.2 to 2.2 ...

Since Froedtert Hospital adopted the test, the mortality rate for sepsis patients has decreased by 42% and hospital length of stay has been reduced by nearly two days for patients with a suspected ...