New COVID-19 restrictions for international travel and other activities are fueling consumer demand for highly accurate polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, tests with rapid turnaround times. Some ...

A false positive result is possible with a rapid COVID-19 test. It happens when a person does not have COVID-19 but still tests positive for the disease. People can use a rapid COVID-19 test at home ...

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Two overarching goals tied to a futuristic vision of personalized medicine are to maximize individually derived benefits from available therapeutic drugs or biological agents and identify a reliable ...

To quickly confirm an asymptomatic case of COVID-19, a second rapid test within an hour of a positive result can boost the accuracy of the result from 38 percent to 92 percent, according to a new ...

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) recently caught the market’s eye with the launch of an advanced pharmacogenomic laboratory test. The new test aims to help healthcare providers personalize drug therapies based ...

Your doctor may recommend the creatine phosphokinase (CPK) test if there's a need to measure CPK enzyme levels in your blood. The cells in your body require this creatine kinase enzyme to generate ...

Steps in the Development & Utilization of Genomic Biomarkers for ADRs Necessary steps in the pathway for development and utilization of pharmacogenomic biomarkers for ADRs begin with observation of ...