US hantavirus case was false positive; outbreak cases drop from 11 to 10

In a press briefing Friday, officials for the World Health Organization announced that the case count of the hantavirus ...

CDC Doesn’t Have Hantavirus PCR Test as 10 People In US Being Monitored

Ten people who were potentially exposed to the Andes strain of hantavirus are being monitored in five U.S. states, officials ...

Inside the Race to Develop a Test for the Rare Andes Hantavirus

A University of Nebraska lab has developed a test that can detect the virus before symptoms become severe. Now, it's ready to ...

Acting CDC Director Jay Bhattacharya Called A Vaccine Study Design 'Crap.' What The Test-Negative Design Is And How We Know Whether Vaccines Measured With It Are Effective

Jay Bhattacharya dismissed the test-negative design as 'crap.' The biostatistics literature tells a different story.

Should I test for flu at home if I have the sniffles?

Is it the flu, COVID or something else? That old rapid antigen test sitting in your cupboard may tell you. But this is what ...
Canadian Medical Association Journal

Whipple disease presenting with severe weight loss, seronegative inflammatory arthritis, and culture-negative endocarditis

Whipple disease is a rare infection caused by Tropheryma whipplei that most often presents with a triad of weight loss, ...
E!

Bahamian Sharks Test Positive for Cocaine, Painkillers: A Deep Dive Into a New Study

Some fish in the Bahamas are experiencing a different kind of spring break—whether they want to or not. Sharks in the waters surrounding a remote area of the tropical island have tested positive for ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Sharks in the Bahamas Test Positive for Drugs, Including Cocaine and Painkillers, in a New Study

Sharks in the Bahamas, including the Caribbean reef sharks, are ingesting drugs, a new study suggests. Reinhard Dirscherl / ullstein bild via Getty Images Sharks in the Bahamas are ingesting ...
People

Sharks Test Positive for Cocaine, Caffeine, from Human Pollution

A new study shows sharks in the Bahamas are affected by "contaminants of emerging concern," which could impact the animals' health Dave Fleetham/Design Pics Editorial/Universal Images Group via Getty ...
Variety

‘Even Stevens’ and ‘Kim Possible’ Star Christy Carlson Romano Reveals Positive Cancer Screening Test Results

“Even Stevens” and “Kim Possible” star Christy Carlson Romano took to Instagram on Tuesday to share that she recently tested positive during a cancer screening test. Romano informed viewers that she ...
Entertainment Weekly

Christy Carlson Romano tearfully reveals positive cancer screening test results: 'Very vulnerable time for me'

Former Disney star Christy Carlson Romano got vulnerable as she opened up about her results from a recent cancer screening. The Even Stevens alum took to Instagram on Tuesday to discuss the discovery ...