Physicians are more likely to order respiratory pathogen testing since the COVID-19 pandemic, affecting testing rates and costs. The COVID-19 pandemic has had numerous effects on medical practice, not ...

Spending on respiratory pathogen testing at U.S. children’s hospitals has surged more than fourfold since 2016, as testing rates climbed from 13.6% of emergency department visits to 62.2% in 2022, ...

The new test provides accurate PCR results for the four most common respiratory viruses: SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, influenza B and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). This enables physicians to promptly ...

The respiratory protection standard includes a requirement for a medical clearance for required use of tight-fitting respirators and for some specific respirators even with voluntary use. In my ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on Sept. 25 issued a final rule approving two additional quantitative fit testing protocols for inclusion in its Respiratory Protection ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Qiagen’s respiratory panel can detect 21 viral and bacterial pathogens that can cause upper respiratory ...

Summary Respiratory PPE fit testing helps assure the best protection against dangerous airborne particles. Agricultural workers face a myriad of challenges in obtaining a proper fit test and who can ...

Alpharetta, Ga.-based Provista Diagnostics, a clinical diagnostics lab owned by medical diagnostics company Todos Medical, cleared all necessary hurdles to begin producing its new respiratory test ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Yale New Haven Health System is launching a new program to help patients with respiratory illnesses get tested faster starting on Monday. Patients who do not have a primary ...

Becton, Dickinson and Co.’s (BD) diagnostic tool that can check for COVID-19, the flu or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has been available in certain European countries since last year. Now, it’s ...

UAB Employee Health is conducting Fit Testing in accordance with OSHA standards for all UAB employees. The purpose of the N95 Respiratory Protection Program is to establish standard operating ...

In my experience, respiratory protection is one of the more common forms of PPE used by employers in the United States. In many cases, employers may decide to use respiratory protection to reduce ...