The Lucira™ Check It COVID-19 Test is a single-use kit. Available over the counter (without a prescription), the test can detect and tell the difference between influenza A and B and SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19).
Autoimmune blistering skin diseases are not very common. But for those who are inflicted with these chronic conditions, they can cause great discomfort, including itching, pain and disability.
Amyloid is an aggregation of a protein called beta-amyloid that accumulates in the brain of older adults. It's one of the hallmark brain changes in Alzheimer's disease.
Mohs surgery is an effective way to treat skin cancer. By pinpointing the cancer and removing it with precision, Mohs surgery gives high cure rates and allows for tissue conservation.
Pancreatic cancer is considered rare, with an estimated 62,210 new cases diagnosed in the U.S. in 2022. Even so, it is the third-leading cause of cancer-related death in the U.S.
University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers are studying an experimental treatment for patients with specific subtypes of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Potential candidates include patients who have undergone prior standard therapies that are no longer working or who have had cancer continue to return.
Regular screenings can be difficult to keep up with when busy schedules are involved. But detecting treatable illnesses through screenings has saved countless lives. When left untreated, these illnesses can cause serious diseases or even death.
If you’ve had a colonoscopy, you know it’s not all that bad. It’s the preparation that most people dislike the most. But several new options for prep solutions are making them more palatable.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued a warning about the alarming spread of the drug-resistant fungus Candida auris, or C. auris. The pathogen was ranked one of the greatest fungal threats to global public health by the World Health Organization in 2022.
