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A new kind of blood test can screen for many cancers — as some pregnant people learn
A blood test that can screen for multiple cancers at once by looking at DNA has been something that researchers have been working towards for years.
As STDs Proliferate, Companies Rush to Market At-Home Test Kits. But Are They Reliable?
There’s been an explosion in sexually transmitted diseases that can cause chronic pain and infertility among infected adults and disable or kill infected newborns.
With virus surge comes a push to be tested, Black Doctors Consortium finds
Stock sales by leaders at coronavirus testing company raise legal concerns
An NPR investigation has uncovered another side to Co-Diagnostics’ dramatic growth during the pandemic, including potential legal concerns for company leaders, and persistent questions about its tests’ accuracy.
Penn Highlands offers rapid COVID-19 testing in six rural locations
Several counties that Penn Highlands serves, including Blair, Huntingdon and Elk, have seen higher incidence rates than the state average.
Despite the start of the academic year, coronavirus cases are dropping in Allegheny County
The Allegheny County Health Department says that college and university students comprise roughly 15 percent of September’s coronavirus cases.
Free COVID-19 testing in State College began with long waits
The pop-up test site at Nittany Mall will be open on Sept. 25, 26, 29, 30, Oct. 1, 2 and 3 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. each day.
DOH unveils the nation’s first statewide mobile COVID-19 testing unit
The department has planned more than 30 stops in churches, YMCAs or community centers around the commonwealth between now and the end of next month.
