Rapid Influenza Testing
Advancements in Rapidity and Sensitivity of Outpatient Diagnostic Testing
Historically, high-sensitivity diagnostic testing for many common diseases consisted of sending samples to an offsite laboratory and...
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Infectious Diseases
Research Initiatives Grow Exponentially After Infectious Disease Outbreaks
Mar 19, 2017
| Human Interest, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Men's Health, Pediatrics, Women’s Health
Walter H. Koch, PhD, Vice President of Global Research for Roche Molecular Systems, discusses the expansion of research on Zika virus in response to last year's...
Infectious Diseases
Antivirals Currently Underutilized in Children Hospitalized Due to Influenza
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as the American Academy of Pediatrics, recommend all children hospitalized due to influenza infection receive antiviral treatment. Despite this, a recent study published in JAMA Pediatrics revealed antiviral utilization in this pediatric patient...
Vaccine Research
Can We Improve the Flu Vaccine?
The influenza virus is a single-stranded RNA virus that is encapsulated in an outer lipid-bilayer envelope which contains the externally facing surface proteins hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA). HA and NA are the viral antigenic components that induce immunity after administration of currently available flu vaccines.
New Breath Test Detects Influenza and Other Viruses
Feb 23, 2017
NASA’s “Twins” Study Examines Influenza in Space
Jan 31, 2017
