Labroots

Gonorrhea Testing on the Go

Forget lab-based tests—a new portable microfluidic device links to a mobile app, diagnosing gonorrhea in just 15 minutes. The PROMPT (portable, rapid, on-cartridge, magnetofluidic purification and ...
Yahoo

FDA authorizes at-home chlamydia and gonorrhea test for the first time

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A photomicrograph of Chlamydia trachomatis taken from a urethral scrape. If left untreated, chlamydia can cause severe and costly ...
Live Science on MSN

'Vagina-on-a-chip' tests suggest newfound gonorrhea antibiotic clears the infection

Researchers trained AI to find a new antibiotic for gonorrhea and then tested it in a "vagina on a chip." ...
UPI

New gonorrhea test identifies patients who will respond to oral antibiotic

Aug. 7 (UPI) --A new test for gonorrhea can determine whether those infected will respond successfully to the inexpensive oral antibiotic ciprofloxacin, according to a study published Friday by ...
Gizmodo

There’s Now an At-Home Test for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea

Americans looking to stay on top of their sexual health have a new at-home option available to them. Earlier this month, the Food and Drug Administration authorized the first home test for chlamydia ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

FDA-Cleared Test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea Allows Users to Collect Sample at Home

Credit: LetsGetChecked. The Simple 2 Test can detect the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae through samples collected at home from vaginal swabs and urine specimens. The Food ...

Scientists infected a 'vagina on a chip' with gonorrhea — then cured it with a new antibiotic found by AI

To sift through 6 million molecules in pursuit of new gonorrhea treatments, researchers trained AI to select the best drug ...
Forbes

Chlamydia, Gonorrhea Rates Climb, But Few Young Women Feel At Risk

In the midst of record-high rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs or STDs), a new industry-sponsored survey finds that many of those at high risk for STDs are not getting tested—and don’t ...
News Medical

New test can pinpoint which people with gonorrhea can be cured with ciprofloxacin

A test designed by UCLA researchers can pinpoint which people with gonorrhea will respond successfully to the inexpensive oral antibiotic ciprofloxacin, which had previously been sidelined over ...
Medical Xpress

A new at-home test will soon be available for chlamydia and gonorrhea

Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has recently approved a self-test kit for chlamydia and gonorrhea for women and other people with a vagina. Reports indicate these at-home tests will ...
Popular Science

FDA authorizes at-home chlamydia and gonorrhea test for the first time

Accessible testing for the infections may help curb the STI epidemic, but there is still a long way to go. By Laura Baisas Published Nov 28, 2023 3:30 PM EST Add Popular Science (opens in a new tab) ...