The BMJ reviewed research on health test kits sold in UK supermarkets and uncovered some deeply concerning gaps. Unlike routine diagnostic tests and assays used in clinical practice and prescribed ...

Superdrug has become the first high-street retailer in the UK to offer HIV self-tests, meaning you can test yourself for HIV at home by swabbing your gums and get results back in just 20 minutes.

At-home test kits, also known as at-home medical tests or self-tests, are kits that you can purchase online, at supermarkets, or at your local pharmacy and use to detect or monitor certain diseases ...

The New York State Department of Health has launched its fall HIV Self-Test giveaway campaign, highlighting the importance of HIV self-testing. The giveaway, which launched on Nov. 13, will end on Dec ...

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Pharmacists Society (MPS) has urged the government to consider approving self-test kits for influenza, citing widespread infections and the need for faster detection to ...

Off-the-shelf medical tests for health problems like high cholesterol, vitamin deficiency and fertility are becoming increasingly popular – but new research suggests they may not be fit for purpose.

PETALING JAYA: Home test kits cannot replace professional medical assessment of those who come down with influenza, several doctors have said. General practitioner Dr Leong Yuet Mae said only doctors ...

ATLANTA — Emory University is preparing to lead a program mailing out free HIV self-test kits nationwide. The effort is being funded by a recent $8.3 million award from the CDC that will support ...

Pop-up in Brighton staffed by victims of rape gives out self-test DNA kits to empower victims.

Cholesterol - the good, the bad and the combined - is essential for our overall health. It plays a key role in digesting fatty foods, making vitamin D and producing hormones amongst other things. But ...

Among the more remarkable legacies of the COVID-19 pandemic is how quickly federal regulators, the health care industry, and consumers moved to make at-home testing a reliable tool for managing a ...