Covid-19 testing practices impacted public perception as much as they did clinical protocols — which now poses significant challenges as new variants emerge. For millions of Americans, the jarring ...

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--University Medical Devices (UMD), a cutting-edge healthcare technology developer, today announced the launch of its first specimen collection method, MicroWash. Developed ...

University Medical Devices (UMD) closed a $1.6M round of seed funding led by Bright Minds Capital Partners, with participation from Invest Nebraska, AV Legacy Holdings, LLC and UMD executives. The ...

The collection process for saliva and anterior nasal specimens is less invasive than the deep nasal, or nasopharyngeal, swab. In addition, both specimen types can be self-collected, reducing the risk ...

Adding a throat swab specimen to a nasal specimen significantly increased sensitivity of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests, whether self-collected or collected by a healthcare worker, a randomized clinical ...

A nasal swab kit that allows individuals to collect their own samples for COVID-19 diagnostic testing has been granted an emergency use authorization (EUA) by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

In a recent study posted to medRxiv*, researchers observed that a combination of oral and nasal swabs would yield better results for detecting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV ...

Testing for the severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SAR-CoV-2) has progressed over the course of the current pandemic and is now widely available for adults and children who suspect they may have ...

Nasopharyngeal swabs (flocked cotton swabs or rayon swabs with aluminum shaft). Do not collect with Calcium Alginate swab. Swabs can be eluted in either saline (0.85%), Tris EDTA, Molecular Grade ...

So, you've got your hands on a COVID-19 self-test because you think you, too, have been exposed to the virus as cases spiral upward in the nation, Ohio and Kentucky, and the Cincinnati region. These ...