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FDA clears first ‘rapid diagnostic’ hepatitis C RNA test for point-of-care settings

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA granted marketing authorization for Cepheid’s Xpert HCV test and GeneXpert Xpress System, the first ...
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Economic Evaluation of Lumos Diagnostics’ FebriDx® Point-of-Care Test Highlights $2.5 Billion in Potential U.S. Healthcare Cost Savings Annually

SARASOTA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lumos Diagnostics (ASX: LDX), a leader in rapid point-of-care (POC) diagnostic technologies, today announced that the Journal of Health Economics and Outcomes Research ...
Business Wire

Quidel Corp.—Developer of Only FDA-Cleared FIA Rapid Point-of-Care Diagnostic Lyme Disease Test—To Partner With Renowned Global Lyme Alliance to Dramatically Heighten Lyme ...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With Lyme disease season in full-swing across the United States and as the public continues spending increasing time outdoors during the COVID-19 pandemic, Quidel’s ...
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Lumos starts paediatric CLIA waiver study for point-of-care respiratory test

Lumos Diagnostics has kicked off a key paediatric study in the US for its FebriDx rapid diagnostic test, marking a ...

Rapid diagnostic test can detect asymptomatic malaria cases

Researchers have adapted a rapid diagnostic technology that is able to identify undetected cases of malaria, helping tackle ...
Seeking Alpha

BD Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Rapid Point-of-Care COVID-19 Test

New CLIA-Waived Test Delivers Digital Results to Support Timely Clinical Decision-Making FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., July 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX)), a leading global ...

True Diagnostics Awarded BARDA RRPV Project to Advance Rapid Biothreat Test

True Diagnostics, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a Project Award through the Rapid Response Partnership Vehicle (RRPV) to advance the development of the VeriClear EbV MARV Rapid Antigen ...
News Medical

Northwestern scientists develop rapid HIV test for point-of-care diagnosis

A team of Northwestern University scientists spanning disciplines have developed new technology that could lead to the creation of a rapid point-of-care test for HIV infection competitive with ...
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Novel rapid genetic test could spare 14,000 newborns from lifelong hearing loss

Clinicians and nurses in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) across Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) are the world’s first to deploy genedrive’s MT-RNR1 ID Kit, a new rapid genetic ...
BioWorld

Hememics’ rapid point-of-care COVID-19 test gets infusion from BARDA

Gaithersburg, Md.-based startup Hememics Biotechnologies Inc. is partnering with the U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to develop a rapid, Bluetooth-connected, ...
Medscape

Advancing Rapid Point-of-care Viral Diagnostics to a Clinical Setting

We discuss here critical factors in ensuring the success of a viral diagnostic at the point of care. Molecular and immunoassay approaches are reviewed with a focus on their ability to meet the ...