CONCORD, NH — Dentist offices in New Hampshire have been closed since the beginning of the new coronavirus pandemic, except for emergencies, but Monday, offices can reopen, “if they so choose,” according to Gov. Chris Sununu. The governor made the announcement Friday that a new guidance advisory was being circulated, […]
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Former NFL player returns to St. Louis to open COVID testing lab
“I bring a championship mentality to anything I am involved in,” Super Bowl champ Sylvester Williams said of his new venture: Quantum Laboratory. BRIDGETON, Mo. — Inside a Bridgeton office building, a renovated dentist’s office now houses Missouri’s only Black-owned testing lab: Quantum Laboratory. It’s an $800,000 facility with former […]
San Francisco reopening mass COVID-19 testing site
San Francisco this week will reopen a mass testing site for COVID-19, with health officials citing a local surge in coronavirus cases due in part to the highly contagious delta variant. The San Francisco Department of Public Health and Mayor London Breed (D) said in a joint announcement Monday that the testing […]
Attorneys pull request to stop bone lead testing in Flint water settlement without explanation
FLINT, MI — Seven attorneys who represent Flint residents in water crisis lawsuits against the state of Michigan, the city of Flint and others have abruptly withdrawn a request to suspend the use of portable bone scanning equipment as part of a $641-million proposed settlement of their cases. A motion […]
Flint mayor’s health advisor calls water settlement bone lead testing ‘a human rights violation’
FLINT, MI — A Flint doctor who serves as health advisor to Mayor Sheldon Neeley has filed objections to a proposed $641-million water crisis settlement, particularly its reliance on bone scans to measure lead exposure and as a tool to provide higher awards to children and adults who have the […]
Thailand to expand virus testing at factories
BANGKOK — Authorities in Thailand say they plan to expand coronavirus testing to thousands of factories in a province near Bangkok as they reported 365 new cases around the country and one new death. Authorities have focused their efforts on migrant workers in Samut Sakhon, a province next to the […]
Personalized Nutrition Testing Fitness Coaching For Optimal Health Launched
A fitness and wellbeing coach based in Iowa has launched a personalized fitness program designed to help people make positive changes from their nutrition to stress management and sleep quality. BETTENDORF, IA / ACCESSWIRE / December 23, 2020 / An online fitness and well being coach based in Bettendorf, IA […]
Covid-19 Vaccine Makers Turn Toward Testing Children
Pharmaceutical companies and health officials are homing in on a key sector of the population that has been largely left out of planning for Covid-19 vaccines: children. Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE, whose jointly developed vaccine is now being rolled out in the U.K., became the first Covid-19 vaccine developers […]
Sparrow launches Patient Cost Estimator portal, relocates testing site in Charlotte
Patients at Sparrow Hospital may now access a Patient Cost Estimator portal to assist in making informed decisions about their care, according to a release Tuesday. The portal allows patients to search by the procedure from a menu of 300 services and to provide a customized estimate of out-of-pocket costs given an […]
8 things to know about coronavirus testing
CLOSE The CDC just sliced the recommended quarantine time in half for some cases of exposure to COVID-19. USA TODAY Maria DeMartini started trying to book COVID-19 test appointments five days before her flight to Hawaii in mid-November. The Chicago nurse checked Walgreens. None available. Then CVS. Everyone in her group […]
New WNY company offering at-home COVID-19 testing
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — What if you could get tested for COVID-19 without leaving your home? One local nurse practitioner says it’s possible. “We hope to just make things easier for people in this time of uncertainty,” said Piava Rioli, a nurse practitioner with Kaleida Health. She and her business […]
How COVID-19 revealed the uncertainty of medical testing
Dr. Jacqueline Chu considered the man with a negative coronavirus test on the other end of the phone, and knew, her heart dropping, that the test result was not enough to clear him for work. The man was a grocery store clerk — an essential worker — and the sole […]
Seeing a rise in COVID-19 cases, Cayuga County to offer more testing
Posted: Dec 4, 2020 / 07:02 AM EST / Updated: Dec 4, 2020 / 07:02 AM EST CAYUGA COUNTY, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Cayuga County is another part of Central New York seeing COVID-19 numbers trending in the wrong direction. On Thursday, there were 32 new cases and Auburn Hospital is […]
Expanded COVID-19 testing in Santa Maria extends to third week | Local News
Expanded COVID-19 testing at 2115 Centerpointe Parkway in Santa Maria will return for a third week with new appointments available from Dec. 2 to 4, according to the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department. The free tests are available each day from 10 a.m. to noon and from 1 to […]
How to find a coronavirus testing location in Michigan
LANSING, MI – A new tool should help make Michiganders search for COVID-19 testing easier. The new program from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services works online and over the phone to help people find one of more than 300 coronavirus test sites, a news release said. Online, […]
As demand for coronavirus testing soars, I.E. county officials urge residents to make appointment online
With an increased demand for coronavirus testing ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, Riverside and San Bernardino county officials on Monday urged residents who want to get tested to make an appointment online. They can schedule a test through the following links: Dr. Cameron Kaiser, the public health officer for Riverside […]
As second wave rises, Trenton offering free walk-up coronavirus testing
As the second wave of COVID-19 cases continues to spread across New Jersey, the city of Trenton will offer free testing in the East Ward this week, the city announced. The walk-up, no appointment testing is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 25 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Unity Square […]
Here’s why COVID-19 testing wait times have increased in Spokane County
Here’s a hint: Thanksgiving travel. SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash — Spokane medical professionals say they are swamped with COVID-19 testing amid a surge of cases in Washington State. However, the people coming in for testing aren’t always sick. Many people without symptoms are trying to get tested for travel purposes, according […]
COVID-19 testing wait times have increased in Spokane County, here’s why
Here’s a hint: Thanksgiving travel. SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash — Spokane medical professionals say they are swamped with COVID-19 testing, which would make sense since the cases keep rising. However, the people coming in for testing are not always sick. Many people without symptoms are trying to get tested for travel […]
Inequality ‘baked into’ virus testing access as cases surge
FILE – People wait on a line stretching around a block for a clinic offering COVID-19 testing, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, in the Park Slope area of the Brooklyn borough of New York. The lines for free COVID-19 tests stretch for blocks and hours in cities feeling the dual strain […]