Lufthansa is to start trialling rapid pre-flight coronavirus antigen tests in Germany next week, which passengers will need to pass in order to fly.

The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.

Stephanie Lee, MD, MPH, professor and associate director, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, discusses a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology assessing how to improve ...

Dr Matthew Olumuyiwa Bojuwoye, a consultant gastroenterologist at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, in this article by SADE OGUNTOLA, speaks to common misconceptions about peptic ulcers and ...

Scientists have circulated a solution full of enzymes to convert a blood type A kidney to type O, the universal donor. The ...

Introduction: Biliary stenting with radioactive seed placement has become a frequently applied palliative intervention for patients with obstructive hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HC). Despite its ...

Introduction: Saliva biomarkers provide a convenient and noninvasive method for diagnosing immune and genetic disorders. One such biomarker is adenosine deaminase 2 (ADA2), an enzyme that converts ...

ASTM International is developing a proposed standard (WK95172) that describes a rapid diagnostic fuel quality test procedure that measures the levels of microbial contamination in fuel or ...

The FDA has extended the shelf life for some COVID-19 tests. Now that allergy season is here, many are finding themselves with symptoms asking: Is it allergies or a cold? COVID? Something else? Since ...

Amber Hauvermale, Washington State University associate professor, compares the EnviroLogix rapid test against the long-running standard falling number test July 24 at the HighLine Grain Growers’ ...

Abstract: This paper aims to evaluate the effectiveness of “Rapid Antigen Tests” -oropharyngeal, nasal, or salivary-in estimating the prevalence of the “SARS-CoV-2” virus during large prevention and ...