The American Journal of Managed Care

Pediatric Respiratory Testing Rates, Costs Increased Post Pandemic

Pediatric respiratory testing rates increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, with sustained high levels through 2023. Testing was more frequent in children with complex chronic conditions ...
CIDRAP

Point-of-care respiratory virus testing in nursing homes could prevent hospital transfers

A cluster-randomized clinical trial finds that adoption of onsite polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing for COVID-19, ...
The Manila Times

Seegene: "Virus-Only Testing May Miss Pneumonia-associated Bacterial Respiratory Pathogens" Calls for a Shift to Comprehensive Syndromic PCR Testing

Virus-only testing may miss pneumonia-associated bacterial co-detections in 78% of virus-positive cases, while bacteria-only testing may miss viral co-detections in 88% of cases positive for pneumonia ...
AOL

FDA Clears PanopticAI's Contactless Respiratory Rate Measurement

Following the startup's first FDA 510 (k) clearance for its contactless pulse rate monitoring, PanopticAI has now secured a second one for respiratory rate measurement. This milestone cements its ...
Science Daily

Experimental blood test predicts risk for developing COPD, other severe respiratory diseases

A scientific team has created a preclinical blood test to identify adults most likely to develop severe respiratory conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The blood test ...