Saliva testing

Ambulnz and Rapid Reliable Testing Offer a Range of COVID-19 Testing Options and At-Home Flu Shots

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Medicine, Health, Medical tests, Articles, COVID-19 testing, Coronavirus disease, Saliva testing, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments

RRT is now offering at-home saliva test kits as well, which can be ordered online and delivered anywhere in the continental United States.

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  • RRT is now offering at-home saliva test kits as well, which can be ordered online and delivered anywhere in the continental United States.
  • Customers follow the easy-to-use instructions and send their test sample back to the company's CLIA and CAP-certified laboratory testing partner using the enclosed FedEx shipping label.
  • "Rapid Reliable Testing has been at the forefront of COVID testing since our inception, and with the combined pandemic and seasonal flu, the need for flu vaccines has never been greater,"said Ben Sherman, EVP, Rapid Reliable Testing.
  • Rapid Reliable Testing (RRT) is a venture of Ambulnz Holdings, LLC.

Infinity BiologiX and Vault Health Collaborate with the State of Minnesota to Open COVID-19 Saliva Lab

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Infectious diseases, Biotechnology, General Health, Health, Medical tests, Chemical substances, Coronavirus disease, Occupational safety and health, Zoonoses, Chemistry, Saliva testing, 2-Iodoxybenzoic acid, Physical sciences, Infinity BiologiX, Vault Health

Governor Tim Walz toured the lab and highlighted the importance of testing to the states comprehensive strategy to combat COVID-19.

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  • Governor Tim Walz toured the lab and highlighted the importance of testing to the states comprehensive strategy to combat COVID-19.
  • The Infinity BiologiX (IBX) COVID saliva lab will have the capability of processing up to 30,000 samples a day when operating at full capacity and will employ up to 250 Minnesotans.
  • The lab is part of a collaboration with Vault Health, the developer of the at-home and on-site COVID saliva testing platform, and IBX, the developer of the saliva test.
  • Vault Health is a performance healthcare technology platform designed to help men through specialized in-home treatments for better health.

TCA/GENETWORx Laboratories Announces New Saliva Test for Detection of COVID-19 Virus with Results Delivered in 48 Hours

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Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Branches of biology, Articles, Biology, Medical tests, Molecular biology, Biotechnology, Laboratory techniques, COVID-19 testing, Saliva testing, Polymerase chain reaction, Coronavirus disease

According to Genetworx, the new saliva PCR test (polymerase chain reaction) has an accuracy rate greater than 98 percent with results delivered to patients within 48 hours from receipt of sample.

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  • According to Genetworx, the new saliva PCR test (polymerase chain reaction) has an accuracy rate greater than 98 percent with results delivered to patients within 48 hours from receipt of sample.
  • The GENETWORx saliva test is a convenient alternative to nasopharyngeal testing for patients because the collection method is easier while still yielding highly accurate results.
  • "Everything we do makes testing easier for the patient, school, employer and government," he said.
  • Aura has reduced wait times at COVID-19 testing centers from six hours to as little as 90 seconds.

ARUP Announces the Availability of COVID-19 Saliva Testing

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Friday, September 11, 2020
Respiratory diseases, Medicine, Zoonoses, Clinical medicine, Sarbecovirus, Medical tests, Bat virome, Coronavirus disease, Occupational safety and health, Saliva testing, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, Nasopharyngeal swab

SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- ARUP Laboratories today announced that it now offers testing to detect the virus that causes COVID-19 using saliva specimens.

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  • SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- ARUP Laboratories today announced that it now offers testing to detect the virus that causes COVID-19 using saliva specimens.
  • ARUP will perform the test only on saliva specimens collected using an ARUP collection kit with a healthcare provider present.
  • ARUP moved quickly to offer COVID-19 saliva testing after researchers at ARUP and University of Utah Health found self-collected saliva and nasopharyngeal swabs collected by healthcare providers are equally effective for detecting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
  • In addition to COVID-19 molecular diagnostic testing, ARUP offers two IgG antibody tests to detect previous exposure to SARS-CoV-2.

Saliva Testing for COVID-19 Now Available Through Premier Medical Laboratory Services

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Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Medical devices, FDA, Health, Infectious diseases, General Health, Biotechnology, Medicine, Medical tests, Clinical medicine, Health, Medical diagnosis, Medical laboratory, Saliva testing, COVID-19 testing, Laboratory, Coronavirus disease

Premier Medical Laboratory Services (PMLS) is now offering saliva based COVID-19 diagnostic testing.

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  • Premier Medical Laboratory Services (PMLS) is now offering saliva based COVID-19 diagnostic testing.
  • Saliva testing uses different components for the collection devices which eases the current burden on the supply chain while increasing testing availability.
  • Our laboratory is at the forefront of the latest scientific and technological advancements in COVID-19 testing, said Kevin Murdock, Founder of Premier Medical Laboratory Services.
  • In addition to its specialty programs, Premier Medical Laboratory offers a comprehensive testing menu of general chemistry, immunoassay, and hematology tests.

Phosphorus Announces Partnership With Citizen App To Allow Individuals To Monitor COVID-19 Risks

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Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Medical tests, Medicine, Physical sciences, Chemistry, Genetic testing, Phosphorus, Saliva testing, Food and Drug Administration, Coronavirus disease, Phosphorus deficiency

Over the next three months, individuals who are notified of possible exposures will be offered complimentary testing with Phosphorus.

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  • Over the next three months, individuals who are notified of possible exposures will be offered complimentary testing with Phosphorus.
  • The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted the Emergency Use Authorization request for Phosphorus' COVID-19 saliva test that features at-home sample collection.
  • Phosphorus also offers the PhosphorusONE proactive health screen - the most comprehensive genomic test for taking a proactive look at your health.
  • Additionally, Phosphorus provides the Elements software platform to enable any laboratory to easily deploy any of the Phosphorus genetic tests on-premise as a local solution.

e7 Health now offers at-home COVID-19 saliva test kits

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Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Medical tests, Saliva testing, Coronavirus disease, Las Vegas, Saliva, Medicine, Clinical medicine, Health

LAS VEGAS, Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Through its offices in Chicago and Las Vegas, e7 Health now offers a COVID-19 saliva test kit that can be taken in the privacy of your own home.

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  • LAS VEGAS, Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Through its offices in Chicago and Las Vegas, e7 Health now offers a COVID-19 saliva test kit that can be taken in the privacy of your own home.
  • To accommodate different patient needs, e7 will arrange contactless pickup or overnight shipping to anywhere in the country for the FDA-authorized test kit.
  • Results can be received by email within two or three business days after the e7 lab receives the saliva sample.
  • To learn more about the at-home saliva test, visit e7health.com If your test result is negative, e7 Health also offers COVID-19 antibody testing to determine if you've already been exposed.

Avacta Announces SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Test Clinical Collaboration

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Friday, August 7, 2020
Research, Infectious diseases, Clinical trials, Biotechnology, Other Health, Health, Pharmaceutical, Other Science, Science, Health, Medicine, Articles, Affimer, Medical tests, Pharmaceutical industry, Validity, Saliva testing, ELISA, Sensitivity and specificity, Coronavirus disease, Validation

Avacta Group plc (AIM: AVCT), the developer of Affimer biotherapeutics and reagents, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a collaboration with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) to clinically validate the rapid, saliva-based coronavirus antigen test that Avacta is developing with Cytiva.

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  • Avacta Group plc (AIM: AVCT), the developer of Affimer biotherapeutics and reagents, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a collaboration with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) to clinically validate the rapid, saliva-based coronavirus antigen test that Avacta is developing with Cytiva.
  • Under the terms of the collaboration, LSTM will carry out the clinical validation of the Avacta COVID-19 antigen rapid saliva test in their category 3 laboratories on patient samples.
  • Clinical validation is the process of evaluating the performance of a diagnostic test using real patient samples.
  • Clinical validation generates the sensitivity and specificity performance parameters which are most often used to define the performance of a diagnostic test.

Saliva-Based Test Powered by Co-Diagnostics (NASDAQ:CODX) a Game Changer

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Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Medical tests, Saliva testing, Spit

That same day, the analyst from Maxim Group reiterated a Buy status and $30 PT on the Companys stock.

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  • That same day, the analyst from Maxim Group reiterated a Buy status and $30 PT on the Companys stock.
  • Some key highlights of the Maxim report include:
    Saliva-based testing is now the mix- Essentially swish, spit, and ship it off to the lab.
  • The saliva test can be administered anywhere - in the home, schools, workplace, etc.
  • With this approach, the CRL test has achieved 100% sensitivity and specificity, making it the most accurate saliva-based test.

Clinical Reference Laboratory Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for Best-in-Class Self-Collected COVID-19 Saliva Test

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Friday, July 31, 2020
Medical tests, Medicine, Saliva testing, Health, Clinical medicine, Coronavirus disease, Saliva, Sampling, Anterior nasal

The test, shown in CRL's EUA studies to be more sensitive and accurate than the standard COVID-19 anterior nasal swab test, detects the presence of coronavirus in the saliva of the test taker.

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  • The test, shown in CRL's EUA studies to be more sensitive and accurate than the standard COVID-19 anterior nasal swab test, detects the presence of coronavirus in the saliva of the test taker.
  • The higher sensitivity and accuracy of the CRL Rapid Response saliva test is due to a combination of factors.
  • First, saliva typically contains a larger sample of genetic material than what is usually collected using an anterior nasal swab.
  • The saliva is collected in a DNA Genotek OMNIgene ORAL (OM-505) saliva collection device, specifically designed for self collection, stabilization, storage and shipment to the laboratory.