US authorizes first home test for three common sexually transmitted infections
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday granted authorization to market the first test that can be performed entirely at home for detecting three sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
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FDA approves first at-home, over-the-counter test for STIs. But there's a catch.
The FDA announced Friday that it had approved the first at-home test for sexually transmitted infections, opening the pathway for more to come.
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New Measles Outbreaks Confirmed in The US. Do You Need an MMR Booster to Keep Yourself Safe?
The CDC also recommends that people who had an allergic reaction to the first MMR vaccine hold off on getting the second dose ...
What should you do if you think you have the measles?
Measles spreads quickly, and can expose others at hospitals and clinics. Experts urge precautions for suspected cases to ...
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Parents of girl who died after measles infection said they wouldn’t get MMR vaccine
Siegel recommended they see a doctor for a measles “titer test” and get a booster if they are not showing immunity. (The titer test measures an individual’s level of immunity to the virus.) ...
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Measles outbreak confirmed in Ohio, state health department announces
Ohio officially has a measles outbreak, the state health department announced Wednesday. The outbreak consists of 10 people in Ashtabula County, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) said in a press ...
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Visby Medical nets FDA clearance for completely at-home STI test
The FDA has cleared its first completely at-home sexual health test for women, available over-the-counter to screen for ...
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Remedy Supported by Kennedy Leaves Some Measles Patients More Ill
to treat active measles cases and to prevent infection. Dr. Davies said she suspected that a majority of the children she had treated had taken vitamin A supplements at home. Experts say that ...
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FDA approves at-home test for sexually transmitted infections
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved the first at-home, over-the-counter test for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis.
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Measles cases hit 370 total in Texas and New Mexico. Kansas has an outbreak. Here's what to know
The measles outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico have surpassed a combined 370 cases, and two unvaccinated people have died from measles-related causes. Measles is caused by a highly contagious ...
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Oklahoma measles update: 9 measles cases in the state, with 7 confirmed
The OSDH said confirmed cases show symptoms consistent with the standard definition of measles, and they have a confirmatory test result. The probable cases lack a confirmatory test result ...