The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced an emergency use authorization for a new, rapid at-home COVID-19 test. This is a big step toward… Read more
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Assessing Antibody Assays: UPMC Team Investigates Six Tests to Detect Previous COVID-19 Infection
There are two main types of tests for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19: those that tell if someone has the virus and those that… Read more
Made by UPMC: 3D Solutions to COVID-19 Challenges
The UPMC 3D Printing Program, founded in 2016 by radiologist Anish Ghodadra, M.D., traditionally focuses on printing three-dimensional anatomical models to help surgeons better prepare… Read more
UPMC Shares Plan to Test Patients for COVID-19 and Restore Essential Care
UPMC has begun COVID-19 testing in patients scheduled for medically necessary essential care and will soon expand its testing to all asymptomatic patients, as well as frontline health care workers, across its U.S. hospitals, leaders announced today at… Read more
COVID-19 Test Q&A with Dr. Alan Wells
We interview Dr. Alan Wells, medical director of the UPMC Clinical Laboratories, to get answers to some frequently asked questions about antibodies, the tests used… Read more