The FDA cautioned in late 2021 after the omicron variant emerged that antigen tests may have reduced sensitivity, meaning they correctly identify fewer people with COVID-19. Data have continued to accumulate that the tests are not as sensitive to the newer variants of the virus, Stenzel said.

Forgetfulness and memory loss can be a normal part of aging, but can also signify the onset of dementia, one of the major causes of disability and dependency in old age.

Although Covid-19 is not over yet, the market conditions of nucleic acid and antigen detection reagents are rapidly cooling down, and even "cliff-like" subsidence.

Despite significant and stunning advances in vaccine technology, the COVID-19 global pandemic is not over. A key challenge in limiting the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is identifying infected individuals.

New research led by Edith Cowan University has made an important discovery that could lead to more effective treatments for the world’s 262 million asthma sufferers

On July 2, 2022, Mgi Tech Co., Ltd and Guangzhou Burning Rock Biotech Co., Ltd. officially reached a strategic cooperation.

FDA issued a recommendation on June 30, 2022 to COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers that indicated that they should include an Omicron subvariant BA.4/5 component in their vaccines.

PreventionGenetics said Thursday that it has been granted marketing authorization for its POMC/PCSK1/LEPR companion diagnostic as a Class II device by the US Food and Drug Administration.

Recently, the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Medicines and Health Products (CCCMHPIE) announced the second batch of Certificate of Export Commodity Brand list recommended by the chamber of Commerce for medical insurance in 2022.

Becton Dickinson has obtained the CE-IVD mark on a combined panel assay to detect SARS-CoV-2, influenza A and B, and respiratory syncytial virus. The assay runs on the firm's BD Max instrument and is now available in countries that recognize the CE mark, the firm said on Thursday.

Visby Medical said on Wednesday that it has added $35 million to its Series E financing round, bringing its total proceeds from the round to more than $135 million.

On June 28, the National Health Commission of the PRC released the "COVID-19 Prevention and Control Plan (Ninth Edition)". Compared with the eighth edition, the following revisions were made:

Roche announced on Tuesday that it has received CE marking for its Ventana DP 600 slide scanner for digital pathology.

Anitoa Systems announced on Wednesday that its PCR-based test for monkeypox has received CE marking.

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