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Point of Care

Image: The electrochemical sensors consist of DNA adhered to an inexpensive gold leaf electrode (Photo courtesy of MIT)

Inexpensive DNA Coated Electrode Paves Way for Disposable Diagnostics

A low-cost, shelf-stable DNA sensor paves the way for disease detection at POC. More...
03 Jul 2025
Image: Synthesis, optical, and electron microscopy characterization of magneto-plasmonic cryosorets (Photo courtesy of APL Mater. 13, 041103 (2025); doi.org/10.1063/5.0251312)

Biosensing Advancement to Enable Early Detection of Disease Biomarkers at POC

New and optimized techniques to develop better biosensors can enable early detection of disease biomarkers. More...
02 Jul 2025
Image: A portable, red blood cell engineering device is being developed for rapid point-of-care production and treatment (Photo courtesy of Portal Biotechnologies)

Portable Cell Therapy Device to Enable Rapid On-Demand Modification of RBCs at POC

A portable, field-deployable, personalized, and scalable cell therapy device could enable diverse cargo delivery to RBCs within minutes. More...
01 Jul 2025
Image: The new handheld TB testing device significantly improves disease detection in HIV patients (Photo courtesy of Vincent Postle/Tulane University)

Credit Card-Sized Test Boosts TB Detection in HIV Hotspots

A new credit card-sized TB test could close the diagnostic gap in HIV hotspots. More...
30 Jun 2025
Image: Newly-validated protein biomarkers pave the way for a POC cervical cancer screening test (Photo courtesy of UF Health Cancer Center)

Point-Of-Care Test to Transform Early-Stage Cervical Cancer Diagnosis

A new point-of-care test could transform early-stage cervical cancer diagnosis and treatment. More...
27 Jun 2025
Image: A rapid POC mNGS solution could achieve rapid turnaround diagnostics for respiratory viruses (Photo courtesy of 123RF)

Next-Generation 'Agnostic Diagnostics' to Detect Respiratory Viruses at POC

Rapid metagenomic NGS solutions are being developed to identify respiratory pathogens at POC. More...
26 Jun 2025
Image: Researchers Ellen Foxman and Julien Amat have developed a nasal swab test that detects an antiviral protein, helping to rule out respiratory infections (Photo courtesy of Yale University)

Nasal Swab Test Offers Simpler and Less Costly Virus Screening in High-Risk Settings

Screening for an immunological biomarker in the nasal passage can effectively rule out a respiratory virus. More...
24 Jun 2025
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The HospiMedica Point-of-Care Testing channel provides reporting on clinical/medical testing that is performed at the patient's side, near the patient and outside of the clinical laboratory. This would include testing provided by healthcare professionals and remote/field personnel and does not require processing by a central laboratory.
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