Researchers at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) have developed a world-first ...

Many nonprofits in low- and middle-income countries face a critical mismatch: urgent social problems demand rapid program iteration, yet organizations often wait years for externally-produced ...

Hepatitis C is a tiny virus with a significant impact. It's a small RNA virus that spreads through the blood and infects the liver. Even though today's medicines can cure it, hepatitis C remains a ...

A new rapid test could improve treatment of urinary tract infections, by identifying the most effective antibiotic for each individual patient. The test applies different antibiotics to bacteria found ...

Since Froedtert Hospital adopted the test, the mortality rate for sepsis patients has decreased by 42% and hospital length of stay has been reduced by nearly two days for patients with a suspected ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Thousands of people are diagnosed with valley fever every year in Arizona, and sometimes you can be misdiagnosed because the symptoms are so similar to other illnesses like the ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A Valley laboratory is developing a rapid antibody test to help with a common desert illness. The Mayo Clinic’s Microbiology Laboratory, in partnership with Arizona State ...

A 90-minute nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) in the emergency department (ED) showed significant reductions in both undertreatment and overtreatment rates among women with Chlamydia trachomatis ...

The world has taken notice of the hypersonic technology that China and Russia are touting as unstoppable. Capable of maneuvering unpredictably at extreme speeds within the atmosphere, these weapons ...

A new study has confirmed that rapid Legionella testing is just as accurate as traditional lab culture methods, but significantly faster. Hydrosense, a leader in Legionella detection, is urging ...