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How to perform rapid antigen test at home. 7 tips to get accurate resultYou'll get your results much sooner than standard PCR tests, which most of us will be familiar with.22 Nov, 2021, 06.01 PM IST- Early antiviral response in nose may determine severity of COVID-19: StudyResearchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University in the US analysed whether the path towards severe dise...26 Jul, 2021, 12.24 PM IST
- Covid-19: NEERI develops ‘saline gargle’ RT-PCR testThe method is simple, fast, cost-effective, patient-friendly and comfortable, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) sai...29 May, 2021, 09.51 AM IST
- COVID-19 test labs across the country are at their limits, says Thyrocare Tech MD, Dr VelumaniWe came down to as little as 20% capacity in January, but, in these last eight weeks there has been 100% growth, every week. Amidst these r...14 Apr, 2021, 12.56 PM IST
- Self-collected saliva samples could quickly detect asymptomatic Covid-19 cases, according to a studyRapid detection of asymptomatic infected individuals will be critical for preventing Covid-19 outbreaks.29 Sep, 2020, 04.52 PM IST
- Should a doctor's prescription be mandatory for Covid-19 test? Experts say symptoms should sufficeLabs have ramped up facilities in order to meet the increased demands.10 Sep, 2020, 05.37 PM IST
- Covid-19: Saliva diagnosis emerges as a cheaper, faster method than swab testingThe saliva collection does not involve material such as swabs - which can be in short supply.29 Aug, 2020, 07.11 PM IST
- Indian researchers start trials on saliva-based Covid-19 testingThe Medanta Institute of Education and Research in Gurgaon, Mumbai-based diagnostics company TransAsia Bio and Pune’s Mylab are among those...29 Aug, 2020, 07.10 PM IST
- Covid-19 saliva diagnosis cheaper, faster alternative to swab testing, say scientistsGiving a thumbs up to the alternative testing technology that is yet to be introduced in India, scientists said it would deliver results fa...22 Aug, 2020, 01.49 PM IST
- Address proof and OTP verification must for coronavirus test now across BengaluruWhile police manage to trace nearly half of the cases, the remaining half continue to go missing. “Patients who are off the radar may carry...27 Jul, 2020, 10.15 AM IST
- Suspecting Covid? Stanford recommends self-swabbing for accurate & safer test resultsTest samples collected by people who swabbed their own nasal passages yielded more accurate results.15 Jun, 2020, 05.46 PM IST
- Smart Kiosk for swab collection launched in BengaluruThe kiosks help separate physicians and patients in different rooms while the sample is being collected. Being able to perform a test witho...28 May, 2020, 12.07 PM IST
- Testing efforts hit another hurdle as labs face shortage of VTMsThe latest bottleneck to confront the Indian healthcare system in scaling up molecular diagnostic testing for Covid-19 is shortage of tools...16 Apr, 2020, 09.16 AM IST
- Low-cost indigenous swab for coronavirus testing developedAs per the guidelines of the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, polymer swab is used for collection of a sample from the upper resp...04 Apr, 2020, 07.05 PM IST
- MHA approves study on swab collection in sexual assault casesThe ministry has given its nod for the research to examine the ‘Persistence of Spermatozoa and Non-Sperm Male Cells in Genital Tract of the...12 Feb, 2020, 11.15 PM IST
- Oral swabs may diagnose tuberculosis easily and inexpensivelyOral swab samples may prove to be a "game-changer" for tuberculosis control as they can help diagnose the disease easily and inexpensively,...03 Mar, 2015, 04.54 PM IST
- Badaun rape case: CBI to seek DNA test of victims' clothesThe sources said the analysis of DNA collected from the personal belongings is expected to provide evidence indicating the rapists.21 Jul, 2014, 11.04 PM IST
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