WHO warns that faint lines on rapid tests may cause malaria misdiagnosis
Malaria rapid diagnostic tests are under the spotlight at the World Health Organization (WHO), after reports that devices showed positive…
Infectious Diseases
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UKHSA unveils high-risk pathogen list to drive innovation
The UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) has released a new watch list of 24 infectious diseases that could pose…
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Apple’s hearing aid software is impressive, but audiologists still matter
The world’s most recognisable earbuds just got an upgrade – a new hearing test and hearing aid feature to help…
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Global funding cuts reversing decades of tuberculosis progress, WHO says
Ahead of World Tuberculosis Day on 24 March, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said that cuts in global funding…
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Germitec locks in $30m to scale UV-C disinfection tech in the US
Germitech has raised $30m in a financing round to hasten the reach of the company’s footprint in the US disinfection…
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WHO’s Neglected Tropical Disease Day at unfamiliar odds with US stance
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for country commitment to combat neglected tropical diseases, as the agency braces itself…
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WHO reports eight deaths from suspected Marburg outbreak in Tanzania
Eight people have likely died from an outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in a northwestern region of Tanzania, according…
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NanoVibronix “achieves goals” of US trial pilot phase with UroShield
NanoVibronix has completed the first phase of a randomised control trial with UroShield, the company’s disposable ultrasound device designed to…
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Flu diagnostic test snapshot amid mounting burden on the NHS
Data from England’s National Health Service (NHS) shows that flu cases in the country have soared over the past month,…
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Hologic agrees with CDC to develop reagents for H5N1 bird flu testing
Hologic has agreed with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to create analyte-specific reagents (ASRs) that could…
