Is point-of-care (POC) glycated hemoglobin (A1c) testing the best choice for diabetes screening? The option is an attractive one; POC A1c testing provides the convenience of rapid results in a single ...

Two international studies, a clinical trial led by the University of Oxford and University of Utrecht, and a qualitative ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A point-of-care troponin test could reduce time patients with a heart attack spend in the ED by nearly 45 ...

Speed and precision are two of the most vital considerations when it comes to patient care in the high-stakes environment of the Emergency Department (ED). Thus, swift decision-making and accurate ...

In a study published today in Biofunctional Materials, Prof. Dr. Haidar, Founder and CEO of BioMAT’X I+D+I LABs in Santiago, Chile, explores a new era in healthcare diagnostics driven by ...

A clinical trial led by Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney has found that point-of-care testing for hepatitis B DNA is as effective as traditional laboratory testing, paving the way for faster diagnosis ...

This blog was written by Simran Goyal, a fourth year medical student at the University of Cambridge. Simran was on placement for her Student Selected Component (SSC) with us between 10 December 2018 ...

Patients in dental settings had a comparable uptake of point-of-care HIV tests when compared with non-specialized health settings. An estimated 36 million people live with HIV worldwide with ...