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First At-Home Coronavirus Test Sampling Kit Gets FDA Go-Ahead

The first at-home coronavirus test which doesn't require visiting a lab or drive-thru testing location has been given authorization by the FDA, paving the way to easier diagnosis of COVID-19. The new ...
MobiHealthNews

First home-collected saliva sample kit for COVID-19 testing gets FDA nod

Just a few hours ago the FDA greenlighted the first home-collected saliva sample for COVID-19. Rutgers Clinical Genomics Laboratory, which already landed an EUA in mid-April for its test, can now ...
Nature

Self-sampling of the vaginal fluid at home combined with high-risk HPV testing

Around 65% of women with cervical carcinoma in Sweden have not attended an organised screening. We therefore investigated the value of using self-sampling at home in combination with a test for ...
BioTechniques

SafeCollect: at home sample collection simplified

With the rise of telemedicine, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for the general public to be able to safely and successfully collect samples for testing has been highlighted. To meet ...
Scientific American

At-Home Coronavirus-Sample-Collection Kits Aren’t Perfect but Could Help Fill Testing Gap

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the first at-home collection kits for novel coronavirus testing this week. The kits, made by the Burlington, N. C.–based company LabCorp, allow ...