If there was one thing we learned from COVID, it was the need for rapid, accurate, point-of-care testing to help contain the virus before it had spread silently to many others. It was years before we ...

Influenza is a common disease that occurs in yearly epidemics throughout the world. Although the majority of infected individuals will exhibit a self-limited acute febrile illness or remain ...

Recent outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (also known as bird flu) have created a need for rapid and sensitive detection methods to mitigate its spread. Now, researchers have developed a ...

Q. I just read your article on the possible consequences of “just the flu” and the effectiveness of antivirals. Someone with whom I volunteer had to leave the venue early last night feeling unwell.

If it feels like everyone is getting the flu, you're not imagining it. This is shaping up to be another severe flu season. That's why it's important to take advantage of every tool we have to keep the ...

And while those devices are easier to use and provide the user with faster results than older influenza detection tests, they have been known to fail. FDA pointed to the 2009 flu pandemic, which was ...

December 19, 2011 — A new rapid test for diagnosing influenza types A and B — the first to offer a digital readout of results — has been granted a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) ...

How the flu sensor works: 1. An infected or sick person chews gum. 2. Enzymes in the virus release the flavourings contained in the gum. 3. The person perceives the substances and recognises the ...

The flu is one of the most common and contagious diseases — it causes up to 41 million illnesses, 710,000 hospitalizations and 52,000 deaths each year in the US, according to the Centers for Disease ...