Carolina, a trained rat, helped detect 3,000 TB cases. APOPO’s HeroRATS identify TB faster than humans, boosting detection ...

(1) Test regimen – metformin+isoniazid+rifampicin+pyrazinamide ... We will screen all patients with newly diagnosed sputum smear-positive pulmonary TB attending the chest clinics at the study sites ...

In stool smear microscopy, sensitivities and specificities ... yet it possesses some challenges in the acquisition of a sputum sample and the performance of the diagnostic test/s often depends on the ...

The first at-home cervical cancer screening test has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, according to the ...

Pap smears have long been the standard for cervical cancer screening, but they’re no one’s idea of fun. Could this device be ...

Pap smears test for cancer and precancerous cells, but also look for HPV. The at home test allows a woman to swab her vagina with a sponge like tool on her own rather than the speculum used for an ...

The maker of an at-home cervical cancer screening test said Friday it has won approval from the Food and Drug Administration, giving patients an alternative to in-clinic pap smears.

Laurel Golio for The New York Times If the test is positive, the patient will be referred to an in-person provider for a Pap smear or colposcopy to check for cancer or precancerous cell changes.