The world’s first commercial whole genome sequencing test has been made available by GenEmbryomics, a prominent provider of medical genetics, to properly screen IVF embryos for all hereditary illnesses. For … Read more
The New Zealand government announced Friday it would offer free masks and rapid antigen tests (RAT) to increase health safety measures amid the second Omicron wave in the country. “These … Read more
Iraq has recorded 20 deaths caused by the Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) and 120 cases. An official from the Iraqi Health Ministry, Ruba Falah said that the new cases of … Read more
Swiss-owned pharmaceutical giant Roche announced that it had developed 3 PCR tests to detect Monkeypox. “Roche has very quickly developed a new suite of tests that detect the monkeypox virus … Read more
A woman in Saudi Arabia who went to the doctor for a medical checkup was shocked to find out that she was born a biological man. The 21-year-old Randa Shabeli … Read more
The National Health Commission of China announced 5,280 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, more than double the number reported on Monday and the highest daily count since the pandemic began … Read more
World Health Organization (WHO) said North Korea reported zero COVID-19 infection on Tuesday after more than 56,000 people had undergone tests. North Korea has claimed it has remained coronavirus-free since … Read more
Australia’s competition regulator said it has “significant concerns“ about the retail price of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests, with reports of kits costing as much as A$100 ($72) each amid a … Read more
The US FDA has approved the Emergency Use Authorization For Siemens Healthineers’ CLINITEST® Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Self-Test. “CLINITEST Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Self-Test has been granted FDA Emergency Use Authorization,” said … Read more
Turkey’s health ministry said they have registered more than 32,176 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, a significant daily infection for the first time since mid-October. The … Read more