Tag : Tests (Medical)

F.D.A. Clears Another Coronavirus Testing Kit for Use at Home

The agency granted emergency clearance for a testing kit that allows a consumer to take a nasal sample at home and send it to a laboratory for the diagnosis.

U.K. Coronavirus Testers Pay Price for a Day of Triumph

The British government promised 100,000 daily tests by April 30. It delivered. But the frantic push to hit that deadline has left labs scrabbling for supplies just when they need to expand further.

Why Are Women-Led Nations Doing Better With Covid-19?

A new leadership style offers promise for a new era of global threats.

Can ‘Team Science’ Yield a Covid-19 Treatment?

In just three months, international researchers working together found 30 already existing drugs that seem to stop the coronavirus from destroying human cells.

How Accurate Are Antibody Tests?

In a population whose infection rate is 5 percent, a test that is 90 percent accurate will deliver a false positive nearly 70 percent of the time.

Germany’s ‘R-Naught’: Are Three Days Over 1.0 Cause for Worry?

Chancellor Angela Merkel last month made 1.0 sound like a line in the sand for the country’s R0 variable. But that has changed, along with the circumstances.