FDA says Abbott’s 5-minute Covid-19 test may miss infected patients
(By Matthew Herper for STAT) The Food and Drug Administration said late Thursday that the Abbott ID Now rapid test
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Medical Technology
64% of consumers aren’t confident in accuracy of disease self-screening tools, survey finds
(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review) While healthcare organizations across the globe are deploying self-triage tools to help patients
Read MoreFueled by the Covid-19 pandemic, remote heart monitoring could become tech’s next big target
(By Erin Brodwin for STAT) It was a shift that began long before the pandemic: Tech companies, health providers, and
Read More‘No Intubation’: Seniors Fearful Of COVID-19 Are Changing Their Living Wills
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) DENVER ― Last month, Minna Buck revised a document specifying her wishes should
Read MorePhysicians rethinking use of ventilators for some COVID-19 patients
(By Anuja Vaidya for Becker’s Hospital Review) Some COVID-19 patients come to the hospital with low blood oxygen levels — levels
Read MoreCOVID Survivors’ Blood Plasma Is A Sought-After New Commodity
(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) Diana Berrent learned she had tested positive for COVID-19 on a Wednesday in
Read MoreAt-Home SARS-CoV-2 Diagnostic Tests Could be a Breakthrough, But What Are the Limitations?
(By Brittni Frederiksen, Ivette Gomez, and Alina Salganicoff for Kaiser Family Foundation) The first SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic test with a home collection
Read MoreFDA Cracks Down On Antibody Tests For Coronavirus
( By Richard Harris for NPR) The Food and Drug Administration is stiffening its rules to counteract what some have called a
Read MoreHow Reliable Are COVID-19 Tests? Depends Which One You Mean
(By Richard Harris for NPR) Testing for coronavirus has been very much in the news. The first and most urgent focus
Read MoreMind-controlled prosthetic arm enables patients to feel the objects they grip
(By Shafaq Zia for STAT) When electrician Rickard Normark lost his left arm after an electric shock at work in
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