A novel biomarker derived from Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) significantly improved the diagnostic accuracy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, a large screening study from China showed. Screening with P85-Ab, ...

The study demonstrated that a risk-based screening algorithm for nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) control in a high-risk population is effective, and several refinements to this algorithm to improve ...

In the early days of the pandemic, public health officials scrambled to get a read on the new viral outbreak. The CDC covered all its bases, recommending specimens be sent to them in three ways for ...

A consortium spanning academia, medical, and commercial enterprises to deliver clinically tested, FDA registered, 3D printed Covid-19 nasopharyngeal test swab designs at scale. In an effort to relieve ...

The Canadian province of Quebec was hit by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic towards the end of February 2020, which mobilized the healthcare network in an unprecedented way. Quebec’s ...

Dental accessories manufacturer Microbrush has launched nasopharyngeal test swabs to help customers conduct COVID-19 tests. The 152 mm-long swabs feature soft nylon fibers and premolded breakpoints ...