Effective contact tracing and epidemic control measures are essential for safe opening of schools during COVID-19 pandemic, according to two
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Beijing eases lockdown as mass testing gathers pace
Beijing has partially lifted a weeks-long lockdown imposed in the Chinese capital to head off a feared second wave of
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New recommendations on genetic testing for prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is a leading cause of death from cancer in the US and especially in the Philadelphia region. Consistently,
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Coronavirus: Four issues that have limited testing in the UK
Matt Hancock, the UK health secretary, promised 100,000 coronavirus tests a day by the end of April. On the last
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Virologists show that sample pooling can massively increase coronavirus testing capacity
A new procedure will help to meet the high demand for testing in mass coronavirus screening programs needed in the
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Most US states behind testing levels needed to ease lockdowns: study
Despite recent progress, the majority of US states don’t yet have sufficient COVID-19 testing capacity to consider relaxing stay-at-home orders
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France testing whether nicotine could prevent coronavirus
Nicotine could protect people from contracting the coronavirus, according to new research in France, where further trials are planned to
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Genome testing for siblings of kids with autism may detect ASD before symptoms appear
One of the key priorities of interventions for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is starting early, with some evidence showing infants
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Doctor’s been in remission for 5 years after testing drug on himself
Doctor with a killer inflammatory disease has been in remission for FIVE YEARS after testing a drug on himself Dr
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Study suggests genetic testing for young people diagnosed with type 1 diabetes
A Joslin Diabetes Center study among people treated for type 1 diabetes for many years has discovered that a minority
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