Rice University bioengineers said this week that they have demonstrated a low-cost, point-of-care DNA test for HPV infections that could make cervical cancer screening more accessible in low- and middle-income countries where the disease kills more than 300,000 women each year.

Point-of-care testing (POCT), also known as "bedside testing" or "near-patient testing," is a test performed near or at the patient's location that may result in a change in the patient's disposition.

The US Food and Drug Administration in May granted 510(k) clearances for tests and testing systems by Abbott, Hologic, and Becton Dickinson, among others.

Cue Health, a healthcare technology company, announces an industry breakthrough as the first company to receive De Novo authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Cue COVID-19 Molecular Test, designed for both home and point-of-care use.

QuidelOrtho Corporation, a global provider of innovative in vitro diagnostic technologies designed for point-of-care settings, clinical labs and transfusion medicine, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended April 2, 2023.

Curative Inc., a leading health services company that recently launched a new health plan out of Texas, announces the spin-off of Sensible Diagnostics, whose aim is to commercialize their groundbreaking point-of-care PCR testing platform.

QuidelOrtho Corporation, a global provider of innovative in vitro diagnostic technologies designed for point-of-care settings, clinical labs and transfusion medicine, today announced preliminary revenue results for the first quarter ended April 2, 2023.

The Berlin, Germany-based firm developed an assay for Marburg virus on its Minoo portable isothermal molecular diagnostic system.

Genomadix announced on Wednesday that the US Food and Drug Administration has granted 510(k) clearance to its automated sample-to-result Genomadix Cube PCR system and CYP2C19 test.

Point-of-care diagnostics firm LumiraDx on Tuesday reported a 65 percent decrease in its fourth quarter revenues.