You are here

Medical Testing

COVID-19 home tests : A new study ranks them for ease of use.

Mon, 2022-01-10 18:42 — mike kraft

Confused by all the COVID-19 home tests? A new report says these tests are easiest to use ECRI, a patient safety nonprofit, ranked coronavirus tests on measures a consumer might find useful YahooNews

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Medical Testing

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Read more about COVID-19 home tests : A new study ranks them for ease of use.
Log in or register to post comments

Puerto Rico may point to how to beat the COVID pandemic

Mon, 2022-01-10 14:48 — mike kraft

Why one of the most vaccinated places in America couldn’t avoid omicron Puerto Rico has been hit hard by omicron, but it’s still a model for how the US can beat the pandemic. Nicole Narea Vox

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Disease Prevention

Medical Testing

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Puerto Rico may point to how to beat the COVID pandemic
Log in or register to post comments

Four public health experts discuss their personal behavior and risk calculus during this omicron surge --NBC News .

Fri, 2022-01-07 16:30 — mike kraft

In a confusing chapter of the pandemic, experts share their own approaches The omicron variant has left many vaccinated people confused about how to stay safe. Four experts describe their personal behavior and risk calculus. NBC News

The rapid spread of the omicron variant has left many vaccinated people feeling confused about which activities are safe as the U.S. heads into the third year of the Covid-19 crisis.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Disease Prevention

Medical Testing

Social behavior

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Mild' Covid-19 doesn't always feel that way--more on the effects

Fri, 2022-01-07 16:11 — mike kraft

(CNN) Many people are hearing from their doctors that they have a "mild" Covid-19 infection amid a surge of the highly contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus, but your illness may not feel as minor as "mild" sounds....

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Medical Testing

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Mild' Covid-19 doesn't always feel that way--more on the effects
Log in or register to post comments

Rate of Americans getting booster shots is slowing down

Thu, 2022-01-06 16:29 — mike kraft

The Biden administration has largely responded to the near vertical rise in coronavirus cases by pushing for more people to get not only their initial doses of vaccine, but booster shots as well.

This week, federal health officials endorsed boosters for youths 12 to 17 who had initially gotten the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The government also changed the definition of “up to date” Covid vaccination to include boosters.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Disease Prevention

Medical Testing

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Rate of Americans getting booster shots is slowing down
Log in or register to post comments

Small U.S study raises doubts about rapid Covid tests’ reliability in early days after infection

Thu, 2022-01-06 16:17 — mike kraft

Study raises doubts about rapid Covid tests’ reliability in early days after infection A new study raises significant doubts about whether at-home rapid antigen tests can detect the Omicron variant before infected people can transmit the virus to others. Matthew Herper STAT

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Medical Testing

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Small U.S study raises doubts about rapid Covid tests’ reliability in early days after infection
Log in or register to post comments

Overview

Thu, 2022-01-06 15:42 — mike kraft

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Reuters Reuters

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Medical Testing

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Overview
Log in or register to post comments

England to suspend PCR confirmation of positive rapid COVID tests

Wed, 2022-01-05 23:49 — mike kraft

England to suspend PCR confirmation of positive rapid COVID tests People who test positive for COVID-19 on rapid lateral flow tests will not need to confirm their results with a follow-up PCR test if they are not showing symptoms, the UK Health Security Agency said on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Medical Testing

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about England to suspend PCR confirmation of positive rapid COVID tests
Log in or register to post comments

Variant Diagnosis Has Doctors Struggling With Virus Treatment Decisions

Wed, 2022-01-05 01:32 — mike kraft

Variant Diagnosis Has Doctors Struggling With Virus Treatment Decisions Most U.S. doctors have no way to determine which variant of the coronavirus a patient is carrying, a distinction that could mean the difference between life and death. High-risk patients carrying the delta variant could benefit greatly from two particular monoclonal antibody treatments shown to reduce hospitalization and death. But those medications would most likely do nothing for patients with omicron, who would only respond to a third antibody treatment that is in very short supply.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Disease Prevention

Medical Testing

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Variant Diagnosis Has Doctors Struggling With Virus Treatment Decisions
Log in or register to post comments

micron variant up to 3 times more infectious than Delta, CDC says

Tue, 2022-01-04 22:56 — mike kraft

Omicron variant up to 3 times more infectious than Delta, CDC says The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is up to three times more infectious than the Delta variant, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. By Rhea Mogul, Adam Renton, Jack Guy and Ed Upright, CNN CNN

...

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Disease Prevention

Medical Testing

Social behavior

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about micron variant up to 3 times more infectious than Delta, CDC says
Log in or register to post comments

Pages

Page loaded in 0.761 seconds.