MobiHealthNews

First COVID-19 diagnostic test authorized for home sample collection

Thanks to an updated emergency use authorization (EUA) from the FDA, LabCorp's COVID-19 RT-PCR test is now the first diagnostic test for COVID-19 that permits at-home sample collection. Now, patients ...
MobiHealthNews

First home-collected saliva sample kit for COVID-19 testing gets FDA nod

Just a few hours ago the FDA greenlighted the first home-collected saliva sample for COVID-19. Rutgers Clinical Genomics Laboratory, which already landed an EUA in mid-April for its test, can now ...
Scientific American

At-Home Coronavirus-Sample-Collection Kits Aren’t Perfect but Could Help Fill Testing Gap

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the first at-home collection kits for novel coronavirus testing this week. The kits, made by the Burlington, N. C.–based company LabCorp, allow ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

FDA Authorizes At-Home Sample Collection Kit for Use With Multiple COVID-19 Diagnostics

The kit will be available only by prescription to individuals who have been screened using an online questionnaire that is reviewed by a healthcare provider. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ...