Diagnosing allergies is difficult and cumbersome. Current skin-prick tests are painful, time-consuming, and carry the chance of the patient having a dangerous allergic reaction. But a new assay from researchers at the University of Bern and Inselspital, Bern...
Even before the pandemic, labs and major retailers have been partnering to make lab tests more accessible for consumers. Under a recently announced collaboration, Quest Diagnostics, the nation’s largest lab will work with retail giant Walmart to enable customers to...
Certain cancer patients now have access to a new treatment option and companion diagnostic. On March 11, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved olaparib (Lynparza, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP) for treating adults with deleterious or suspected deleterious...
For scientists and clinicians alike, one of the Holy Grails for successfully treating and curing Lyme disease is developing tests that identify the disease sooner, show when people are cured of infection, and can diagnose reinfection. Now, researchers at Tufts...