Nearly a month ago, on March 10, the U.S. had about 1,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Today, on April 7, the nation has a little over 12,000 confirmed deaths from the disease. What started out as an ...
OraSure Technologies, Inc. (“OraSure”) (NASDAQ: OSUR), a leader in point-of-need and home diagnostic tests and sample management solutions, today announced its OraQuick™ HIV Self-Test has received a ...
There are a number of different ways to test for COVID-19, some of which are able to diagnose an active infection and others that look for the presence of antibodies in an individual’s blood. Let’s ...
IgG antibodies have very good specificity, but it takes much longer for the body to begin producing IgG antibodies than IgM antibodies. When we detect IgM antibodies on the test, it tells us that the ...
The CDC is warning against using commercial tests to determine immunity. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel once again reminded consumers this week not to use commercial antibody tests ...