HIV Self-Test Receives Health Canada License
The HIV self-test has received Health Canada approval, making it the first oral HIV self-test available in Canada. Results are provided in 20 minutes with an oral swab.
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FDA Clears Roche Point-of-Care STI Tests
The FDA granted 510(k) clearance for Roche STI multiplex panels, enabling rapid diagnosis of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and Mycoplasma genitalium.
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Emergency Department Syphilis Screening Boosts Diagnosis Rates
An emergency department dramatically increased screening and diagnosis rates for syphilis by offering optional tests for the STI.
FDA Grants Marketing Authorization for At-Home Syphilis Test
The FDA granted marketing authorization to NOWDiagnostics for its syphilis test, the first OTC at-home test to detect syphilis antibodies.
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Pregnant Women Undertested for STIs
A study highlights significant gaps in adherence to guideline-based testing and treatment for chlamydia and gonorrhea for pregnant women.
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Surge in STD Diagnoses Among Older Adults
A study by FAIR Health reveals a 4.8 percent increase in STD diagnoses among commercially insured patients from 2020 to 2023.
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Lab Test May Lead to Direction of HIV Cure
Researchers developed a new lab test to detect intact HIV infections with African strains, crucial for advancing global HIV cure efforts.
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Syphilis Cases are Rising, but Many Don’t Know the Symptoms
Syphilis cases are rising globally, yet many Americans remain unaware of its symptoms and treatment options.
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How STI Testing Is Key to Fighting a Growing Epidemic
There has been significant rise in sexually transmitted infections (STIs), underscoring the need for improved STI testing and diagnostics.
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Rise in Syphilis Cases Prompts More Testing During Pregnancy
Syphilis cases in Tennessee have surged among women, due to insufficient prenatal testing and treatment, compounded by a penicillin shortage.
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Testmate Health Raises $6M for At-Home STI Test
Testmate Health secured $6 million in seed funding to develop an OTC self-test for STIs, initially targeting chlamydia and gonorrhea.
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CARB-X Funds Development of POC Home Test for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia
Scout received funding to develop a test to detect and differentiate between Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis quickly.
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Is Social Stigma Hobbling Syphilis Testing?
To increase the amount of syphilis testing, labs need to remove moral judgement and acknowledge the STI as just another infection.
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STI Epidemic: Lab Professionals Are Key to Stemming the Tide
To stem the tide of the STI epidemic, health care must work together through education, prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment.
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AMA Launches Toolkit for HIV, STIs, Hepatitis, and TB Screening
Thee American Medical Association launched a new toolkit to help increase screenings for HIV, STIs, viral hepatitis and latent tuberculosis.
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National Birth Defects Awareness Month Highlights Need for Increased Congenital Syphilis Testing
Emphasizing the healthcare disparities through increased testing for effective prevention of congenital syphilis needs addressing.
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NOWDx Submits De Novo Classification Request to the FDA for OTC Syphilis Test
NOWDiagnostics submitted a De Novo Classification Request to the U.S. FDA for the company’s First to Know at-home syphilis test.
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FDA Details Herpes Tests that May Produce False Reactive Results
The FDA is providing this information to educate health care providers and clinical laboratory staff and reduce the risk of false results.
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