Tag: Tests (Medical)
Health Panel Recommends Anxiety Screening for All Adults Under 65
A panel of medical experts on Tuesday recommended for the first time that doctors screen all adult patients…
Omicron BA.5 Surge: 5 Ways to Stay Safe
The United States is in the midst of another coronavirus surge, this time thanks to the Omicron subvariant…
How to Get Vaccinated, Tested and Treated for Monkeypox
The monkeypox outbreak continues to swell across the globe, leading the World Health Organization on Saturday to declare…
Demand for Monkeypox Vaccine Exceeds Supply, C.D.C. Says
As the monkeypox outbreak grows in the United States, demand for the vaccine is outstripping the nation’s supply,…
Do Cancer Centers Push Too Many Tests?
Say a postcard arrives in the mail, a reminder to make an appointment for a mammogram. Or a…
The U.S. May Be Losing the Fight Against Monkeypox, Scientists Say
As epidemics go, the monkeypox outbreak should have been relatively easy to snuff out. The virus does not…
Theranos Executive Ramesh Balwani Found Guilty of 12 Counts of Fraud
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Ramesh Balwani, a former top executive at Theranos, was found guilty on Thursday of…
Closing Statements Begin in Trial of Sunny Balwani
For months, Ramesh Balwani’s lawyers have tried to distinguish him from Elizabeth Holmes, his former girlfriend and business…
Virus Testing Mandate for International Travelers to the U.S. to End
But the decision provoked criticism and alarm from other corners of the public health field.Meegan Zikus, a bioethicist…
Covid at Home: Why Only Some People Test Positive
You can feel sick even if the virus is under control.If my husband and son never tested positive,…
Can I Stop Isolating If I’m Still Testing Positive for the Virus?
Tests also differ in their sensitivity, and people differ in how they perform them. “Some people do a…
How Some People Travel to the U.S. After Positive Covid Tests
Michelle Fishman calls it the “worst-case scenario that you don’t really think through.”After a three-week vacation in Greece,…