New Lung Cancer Screening Guideline Expands Eligibility
Nearly 5 million US adults who smoke and formerly smoked are now recommended for testing.
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FDA Warns Not to Use Certain SD Biosensor COVID-19 At-Home Tests
Approximately 500,000 tests—which the FDA has "significant concerns" of bacterial contamination—were distributed to CVS Health, as well as about 16,000 tests to Amazon.
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FDA Green-lights BD’s Combo RSV, Flu, COVID Test
BD received FDA emergency use authorization for its new molecular diagnostic combination test for SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A + B and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
FDA Warns Against Use of Skippack Medical COVID Antigen Tests
The US FDA is warning consumers and healthcare providers to not use the Skippack Medical Lab SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Test (Colloidal Gold) because these tests are not authorized, cleared, or approved by the FDA.
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Class I Recall for Certain Accula SARS-CoV-2 Tests
Mesa Biotech is recalling the Accula SARS-CoV-2 Test because certain lots of the test have an increased risk of giving false positive results due to contamination at the manufacturing facility, according to an FDA alert.
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Are Rapid Antigen COVID Tests Useful for Variants?
While rapid antigen COVID tests remain a useful tool for the detection of COVID-19 infections, continuous assessment and updating is likely needed in the context of variants of concern.
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New Tool to Predict Risk of COPD in People of Color
UVA Health researchers say they have developed a better way to predict the risk of COPD for people of non-European ancestry.
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Recall for Celltrion DiaTrust COVID Rapid Tests
Celltrion USA is recalling up to 311,000 affected POC DiaTrust COVID Rapid Tests because the tests may have been distributed to unauthorized users.
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A Highly-Accurate 30-second COVID Test?
Researchers at the University of Florida and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in Taiwan have developed a 30-second COVID test that can detect coronavirus infection in as sensitively and accurately as the gold standard PCR test.
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ATS/ERS PFT Standards Updated
The ATS and ERS have updated their pulmonary function tests technical standard series to address the uncertainty around the interpretation of tests.
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Lung Ultrasound Programs and Their Role in Diagnosing and Managing Conditions
The MEDQOR Podcast Network is joined by RT Paul Nuccio to discuss lung imaging technology, specifically the use of lung ultrasound for identifying and managing lung diseases.
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Class I Recall for E25Bio Tests for COVID-19
E25Bio is recalling its COVID-19 Direct Antigen Response Tests (DART) for several reasons, particularly that these tests were marketed and distributed to U.S. customers without authorization, clearance, or approval from the FDA.
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Class I Recall for Base10 Genetics RNAstill
Base10 Genetics is recalling the RNAstill MTM specimen collection kits because they were distributed without proper premarket clearance from the FDA.
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FDA Warns Consumers Not to Use E25Bio COVID-19 Tests
The US FDA is warning people not to use the E25Bio COVID-19 Direct Antigen Rapid Test (DART), according to an agency alert.
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Siemens Healthineers CliniTest Antigen COVID Test Available in US
The Siemens Healthineers CliniTest Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Self-Test is now available in the United States. The test received FDA authorization in January 2022.
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