RAPS

FDA authorizes first COVID-19 test for at-home sample collection

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday granted an emergency use authorization (EUA) to LabCorp allowing it to test self-collected nasal swab samples from patients for coronavirus disease ...
WRAL

Collection method, sample timing can impact COVID-19 test results

1.2 million COVID-19 tests have been completed across the state and counting. 87,000 of those tests are confirmed positive. Are results from a drive-thru "self" tests as reliable as those from a ...
katc

FDA approves at-home sample collection kit for coronavirus

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Food and Drug Administration announced Saturday that it has authorized an at-home sample collection kit that can then be sent to specified laboratories for COVID-19 diagnostic ...
Business Wire

Rheonix COVID-19™ MDx Assay Receives Expanded FDA Emergency Use Authorization to Include Saliva Home Collection Kit

ITHACA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rheonix Inc. announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an expanded Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Rheonix COVID-19™ ...
Dayton Daily News

Coronavirus: FDA approves first test for patients’ at-home sample collection

The FDA announced the first tests for patients to collect samples at home. The FDA announced the first tests for patients to collect samples at home. The first diagnostic test with a home collection ...
Business Wire

University Medical Devices Launches First-of-its-Kind Nasal Lavage Specimen Collection Device to Provide Healthcare Organizations With Faster, Higher-Sensitivity Samples

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--University Medical Devices (UMD), a cutting-edge healthcare technology developer, today announced the launch of its first specimen collection method, MicroWash. Developed ...