DES MOINES - One of the tools employed in the Iowa public health department's response to the COVID-19 pandemic is serology testing. Gov. Kim Reynolds makes frequent reference to serology testing ...

A new test that boasts nearly 100% accuracy has recently been approved, but debate still surrounds how useful such tests might be for both populations and individuals. Dale Smith is a former Associate ...

On May 4, 2020, the FDA issued new Guidance that drastically changes the requirements for serology/antibody tests for the COVID-19 epidemic. The Agency did this by updating (and superseding) previous ...

The FDA has just published a list of certain already-on-the-market serology/antibody tests from commercial manufacturers that should not be distributed unless and until an Emergency Use Authorization ...

As more and more COVID-19 data are collected, the clearer our picture of the novel disease becomes. One of the most important pieces of the puzzle (though we stress that it is nevertheless only one ...

A new serological test can not only help humanity prepare for and respond to the next pandemic, but it also can be pivotal in the search for viral triggers of diseases like diabetes and celiac disease ...

Against a backdrop of dynamic federal regulations and a quickly expanding commercial landscape, labs are facing unusual obstacles in validating serology testing for COVID-19. Issues with test accuracy ...

WHILE THE STATE’S PRIMARY FOCUS IS ON TARGETING AND TREATING POSITIVE COVID-19 CASES, IT ALSO WANTS TO KNOW WHO HAS ALREADY HAD THE CORONAVIRUS. SEROLOGY TESTING OR ANTIBODY TESTING CHECKS TO SEE IF ...

Children with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), or those who have been infected with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), may have prolonged symptoms such as headache, ...

The reopening phase of the coronavirus pandemic in Pennsylvania and across the U.S. cannot begin until mass testing is available. That’s what we keep hearing, anyway, from health experts, politicians, ...

This test detects bits of the virus itself and can tell you if you’re currently infected. Swabs are used to collect samples from the mucus membranes in the nose and throat where the virus may be ...

DES MOINES - One of the tools employed in the Iowa public health department's response to the COVID-19 pandemic is serology testing. Gov. Kim Reynolds makes frequent reference to serology testing ...