Previously, it would take days to diagnose a tick-borne disease, said Dr. Husnain Kermalli, at St. Mary's Hospital.

Finding a tick on your body can be alarming, as scientists say they’re seeing a high level of ticks carrying Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses in Connecticut. But new technology being used ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A new rapid PCR COVID-19 test invented by Northwestern University faculty and Minute Molecular Diagnostics has received FDA emergency use authorization. CBS 2's Meredith Barack ...

Over the past four years, many of us have become accustomed to a swab up the nose to test for COVID-19, using at-home rapid antigen tests or the more accurate clinic-provided PCR tests with a longer ...

PCR is a mainstay in diagnostics, but whether a sample is collected at a clinic or at home, such tests require sending a sample to a lab and then waiting for results. A new FDA authorized ...

BLUE ASH, Ohio (WKRC) - It wasn’t ordered online or delivered in a blue van, but there is a lot of valuable new equipment in the biology lab at the University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College, thanks to ...

CLEVELAND — Case Western Reserve University is making it easy for students, staff, and faculty to see if they have COVID-19. Classes resumed for the spring semester on Monday and instead of seeing ...

At-home COVID-19 tests have become an easy way to self-diagnose. But current tests have drawbacks, such as the length of time it takes to get an answer, or how accurately the test can identify a ...