Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala has tested positive for Covid-19. The leader has isolated himself. File photo of Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala | PTI Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The Jananayak Janata Party leader posted on Twitter a video asking people who have come in … Read more
What are Legionella tests? Legionella is a type of bacteria that can cause a severe form of pneumonia known as Legionnaires’ disease. Legionella tests look for these bacteria in urine, sputum, or blood. Legionnaires’ disease got its name in 1976 after a group of people attending an American Legion convention became ill with pneumonia. Legionella … Read more
What happens during an osmolality test? During a blood test (serum osmolality or plasma osmolality): A health care professional will take a blood sample from a vein in your arm, using a small needle. After the needle is inserted, a small amount of blood will be collected into a test tube or vial. You may … Read more
Sept. 30, 2020 — The Tennessee Titans and Minnesota Vikings suspended in-person activities Tuesday after three players and five staff members with the Titans tested positive for the new coronavirus. The Vikings hosted the Titans this past Sunday in Minneapolis but, as of Tuesday morning, had no positive test results for anyone on their … Read more
Image copyright Getty Images Demand for coronavirus tests has almost trebled among young children in England this month – but only 1% were found to have the virus, figures show. In the first two weeks of September, more than 200,000 under-nines were tested, according to government’s test-and-trace programme. That is nearly three times as many … Read more
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Sept. 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Wide variation exists in the accuracy of commercial testing kits that check for antibodies against the new coronavirus, researchers say. Antibody tests can determine whether someone has had the virus in the past. For diagnosis at a later stage of … Read more
Health care workers wear N95 respirator masks to keep themselves safe while caring for people with infectious diseases such as COVID-19. These masks were designed for only one use. But early study results from research by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have found that the masks can be decontaminated and potentially reused up to … Read more
A demonstration of the SwabBot. (Photo: NCCS) By Gurdip Singh Singapore: Singapore has developed a robot that carries out nasal swabbing to diagnose COVID-19, in a bid to reduce healthcare workers’ risk of exposure to the deadly coronavirus. Clinicians from the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) and Singapore General Hospital (SGH) have partnered with Biobot … Read more
FRIDAY, Sept. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Yet another rapid COVID-19 test has proven its mettle in spotting infection with the new coronavirus, this time in a British study. The lab-in-a-cartridge testing device — which can be performed at bedside, doesn’t require a laboratory, and can be performed in cartridges smaller than a mobile … Read more
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The government says there is high demand for coronavirus tests Turnaround times to get coronavirus test results back are getting longer in England, figures show. Only one in three tests carried out in community-based testing centres results were returned within 24 hours in the week up to 9 September. … Read more