A. There are now rapid flu tests available without a prescription in most pharmacies. Having such a test kit on hand is ...

Each night, Louis-Hunter Kean spiked a fever as high as 104.5. He would sweat through bedsheets and shiver uncontrollably. By morning, his fever would ease but his body still ached; even his jaw hurt.

Many nonprofits in low- and middle-income countries face a critical mismatch: urgent social problems demand rapid program iteration, yet organizations often wait years for externally-produced ...

Hepatitis C is a tiny virus with a significant impact. It's a small RNA virus that spreads through the blood and infects the liver. Even though today's medicines can cure it, hepatitis C remains a ...

A new rapid test could improve treatment of urinary tract infections, by identifying the most effective antibiotic for each individual patient. The test applies different antibiotics to bacteria found ...

Since Froedtert Hospital adopted the test, the mortality rate for sepsis patients has decreased by 42% and hospital length of stay has been reduced by nearly two days for patients with a suspected ...

As we get into another winter holiday season, COVID is still part of our lives. And although it's hard to predict exactly what this year's cold, flu and coronavirus season will look like, experts want ...

A rapid host response sepsis test, IntelliSep, when implemented early in triage across emergency departments (EDs), led to a significant increase in discharge rates and hospital-free days. Researchers ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Thousands of people are diagnosed with valley fever every year in Arizona, and sometimes you can be misdiagnosed because the symptoms are so similar to other illnesses like the ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A Valley laboratory is developing a rapid antibody test to help with a common desert illness. The Mayo Clinic’s Microbiology Laboratory, in partnership with Arizona State ...