A federal court judge approved a list of requests for records of how a grand jury recently selected by Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, accused of fraud, was selected. She said in filing in court that she plans to challenge the grand jury selection process, whose 14-count charge was filed on …
Read More »Blood test can spot most dangerous COVID cases
By Steven Reinberg Reporter from HealthDay MONDAY, August 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) – A simple blood test can predict which COVID-19 patients are likely to shrink and die, a new study suggests. “When we first started treating COVID-19 patients, we saw them getting better or worse, but we did not …
Read More »Early detection of cancer four years before conventional diagnosis by non-invasive blood tests
reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.July 21, 2020 An international team of researchers has developed a non-invasive blood test that can detect if a person has one of the five common types of cancer, four years before the condition can be diagnosed with current methods. The test detects cancer of the …
Read More »Australian researchers invent 20-minute coronavirus blood tests – Health
Researchers in Australia have devised a test that can determine a new coronavirus infection in about 20 minutes using blood samples in what they say is the world’s first breakthrough. Monash University researchers said their test can determine if someone is currently infected and if they have been infected in …
Read More »Rapid COVID-19 antibody test with finger prick on the horizon
A coronavirus antibody test that requires only a finger prick, takes just 20 minutes for a result and is virtually 100% accurate, could be available by the end of the year, says the developer. The UK Rapid Testing Consortium, made up of the University of Oxford and several British diagnostic …
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