FDA clears first at-home syphilis test amid surge in cases
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized the first at-home syphilis test amid surging cases of the bacterial ...
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FDA gives green light to first at-home syphilis test as cases rise
(The Hill) – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted market authorization to the first at-home syphilis test amid a decades-long rise of cases in the U.S. The test, which detects syphilis ...
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FDA Authorizes Marketing for First Combination Flu and COVID-19 At-Home Test Outside of Emergency Use
On October 7, 2024, FDA granted marketing authorization for the over‑the‑counter combination flu and COVID-19 combination test, Healgen Rapid ...
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FDA extends expiration date for at-home COVID-19 tests: What you need to know
The test kits are part of the COVID ... is longer than was known when the test was first authorized. To see if the expiration ...
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NOWDiagnostics and Labcorp Collaborate to Expand Access to the Only FDA-Marketing Authorized Over-the-Counter Syphilis Test in the U.S.
meaning it correctly identified 93.4% of positive specimens when compared to three FDA cleared laboratory tests. Results from the First to Know ® Syphilis Test alone are not sufficient to ...
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FDA clears French syphilis drug imports to tackle shortage
“We hope this is the first step towards seeing a resolution to this shortage, and that HHS and FDA will continue to take steps to ensure that communities never experience a syphilis treatment ...
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FDA approves first at-home COVID and flu combination test
The Food and Drug Administration said on Monday it has authorized the first over-the-counter flu and COVID-19 combination test for the public to have access to outside of emergency use.
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Nowdiagnostics partners with Labcorp to distribute at-home syphilis test
Nowdiagnostics Inc. established an exclusive agreement with Laboratory Holdings Inc. for distribution of its First To Know syphilis test in the U.S. The test provides results in 15 minutes with as ...
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FDA grants authorization of the first at-home test for COVID-19 and the flu
The community can now test ... home. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just granted the authorization of a COVID-19 and flu test that can be used without a prescription. This is the first ...
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STD epidemic slows as new syphilis and gonorrhea cases fall in US
Last year, cases of the most infectious stages of syphilis fell 10% from the year before — the first substantial decline in ...
Sudden syphilis retreat in gay men is most likely tied to preventive antibiotic use
A new proven protocol in which doxycycline is used to prevent sexually transmitted infections, called doxyPEP, has been an ...
There are millions of sexually transmitted infections in the US every year, but new data shows the epidemic may be slowing
Although sexually transmitted infections are still at an epidemic level in the US, scientists at the US Centers for Disease ...