A UTI is an infection in part of the urinary tract, which includes the kidneys, bladder, ureters, and urethra. UTIs are among the most commonly diagnosed infections, affecting approximately 150 ...

A revolutionary new medical test highlighted in a study in Nature Medicine could transform infection diagnostics forever. This new metagenomic sequencing test can detect a broad range of ...

With Covid-19 cases up across the country, many people are once again relying on home tests to guide decisions about going to work and sending their kids to school and other activities. A lot of those ...

A cutting-edge genetic test can rapidly detect and identify almost any kind of disease-causing microorganism in the human body, whether it's a virus, bacteria, fungus or parasite, researchers say.

A diagnosis of latent TB infection is made if a person has a positive test result but a medical evaluation does not indicate TB disease. Treatment should be considered in individuals with latent TB ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By now, most of us know the basics of taking a COVID-19 test at home. With cases, test positivity and hospitalizations due to ...

Last year, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first at-home test that can detect three common infections in women — gonorrhea, chlamydia and trichomoniasis — as well as the first home-based ...

After receiving one of a dwindling number of COVID-era FDA emergency authorizations earlier this year, BD has converted its combination respiratory virus test to a full regulatory green light. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The manufacturer of the Karius Test is seeking to market it for diagnosing lung infections in immunocompromised ...

Certain serious fungal infections occur in regions of the United States with specific environments and are often tied to soil exposure. These infections can affect both healthy and immunocompromised ...

Hyderabad: AIG Hospitals has introduced PYtest, India’s first clinically validated breath test for detecting Helicobacter ...

In the final report of a three-part series published last year about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on nursing homes, the Office of the Inspector General found “monumental and ongoing staffing ...