Portable CRISPR-based test detects four STIs, including syphilis, in under an hour

Researchers at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) have developed a world-first ...

Pathogen-agnostic testing reveals hidden respiratory threats in negative samples

The COVID-19 pandemic brought the term "Polymerase Chain Reaction testing" into the mainstream. The PCR method is a type of ...
Science Daily

This 15 minute hepatitis C test could change everything

Northwestern scientists have created the fastest-ever hepatitis C diagnostic, delivering accurate results in only 15 minutes. The test uses the DASH rapid PCR system, originally developed for COVID, ...
Business Wire

Visby Engages Quest and Labcorp to Broaden Consumer Access to First At-Home, FDA-Authorized PCR Test for STIs

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Visby Medical announced two new relationships that will expand national access to the Visby Women’s Sexual Health Test, the first, at-home, FDA-authorized PCR ...
Morningstar

Visby Engages Quest and Labcorp to Broaden Consumer Access to First At-Home, FDA-Authorized PCR Test for STIs

Consumers Now Have More Choices to Purchase the Visby Device Featuring 30-Minute, Lab-Quality Results Today, Visby Medical announced two new relationships that will expand national access to the Visby ...
Morningstar

Co-Diagnostics to Present on Co-Dx™ PCR Platform and AI Integration at Point-of-Care Testing 2025

SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CODX) ("Co-Dx" or "the Company"), a molecular diagnostics company with a unique, patented platform for the development of ...
FierceBiotech

Roche's point-of-care whooping cough test greenlighted in US, Europe as cases surge

Roche has secured regulatory green lights in both the U.S. and Europe to begin shipping its first point-of-care test for whooping cough amid a worldwide surge in cases and the recent deaths of infants ...
New York Post

Urgent itch? You can order this new STI test on DoorDash

Late-night cravings aren’t the only thing DoorDash can help with. Starting this week, women can order a first-of-its-kind, at-home swab test for three common sexually transmitted infections and have ...
Nature

New PCR test swiftly detects dangerous Cronobacter in seafood

Scientists at the ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai, have developed a species-specific PCR test 1 that can rapidly and accurately detect Cronobacter sakazakii, a food-borne ...
Today

What's the Deal With COVID Testing Now? Doctors Explain When to Test, How to Get Them and More

As we get into another winter holiday season, COVID is still part of our lives. And although it's hard to predict exactly what this year's cold, flu and coronavirus season will look like, experts want ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Closing the Rural Diagnostic Gap with Next-Morning PCR Tests for Infections

Patients in rural communities often lack timely access to innovative infectious disease testing because diagnostic laboratories are located far away. Long transport times and logistical barriers delay ...