(Natural News) When it comes to COVID-19, timing is everything – even for testing. A team from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine announced in a recent study that testing an at-risk individual too early can lead to a false negative diagnosis, as they may test positive for the virus later on. The study, which was published in the Annals of […]

(Natural News) A new cluster of COVID-19 cases has emerged in the northeastern provinces of China’s Rust Belt region, with doctors noting that the virus involved in the new cases is behaving differently compared to the one first encountered in Wuhan late last year. According to Qiu Haibo, an expert in critical care medicine who […]

(Natural News) A doctor is warning that a new strain of the coronavirus may be emerging. Medical contributor Dr. Janette Nesheiwat raised the possibility in an interview with Fox News after reports from South Korea revealed that some patients, who had recovered from the disease, have tested positive again. Recovered patients are getting reinfected In South Korea, which has been lauded […]

(Natural News) People who test negative for the coronavirus may not be out of the woods just yet. Despite the lack of scientific data regarding this, medical doctors in the U.S. and around the world are noticing a surge in false-negative results from coronavirus tests, which, together with undiagnosed asymptomatic cases, may be helping the deadly […]

(Natural News) Some survivors of COVID-19 in China are testing positive again for the coronavirus, raising concerns that a second infection by the virus is possible. Some experts — both local and international — are also questioning the accuracy of diagnostic tools used in China, as reports of false negative results have been circulating since last month. This latest […]

(Natural News) When patients go to a medical practitioner to complain about chest pain, they often end up undergoing catheter angiography to see the adequacy of their blood supply to the heart. However, new research suggests there are much safer and non-invasive procedures available that can provide an equally accurate diagnosis. A study published in the journal BMJ […]

(Natural News) The communist Chinese government is keeping the official tally of “infected” coronavirus patients artificially low by limiting the supply of diagnostic testing kits, warns an independent journalist in China, who leaked the information to The Epoch Times. “The outbreak of Wuhan coronavirus is far bigger than the official figures released by Chinese public […]

(Natural News) A new “DNA dipstick” could revolutionize disease diagnosis and improve general healthcare in third-world countries. Scientists have simplified genotyping into a tool that purifies DNA and RNA from living organisms in under 30 seconds. Their recent technology is featured in PLOS Biology and shows how genetic material from organisms can be typed in mere […]