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Authorities misinterpreting COVID-19 trial data with ‘disastrous’ results, Canadian researchers say

Article content continued The episode was typical of what has become a serious problem in the COVID-19 pandemic: misinterpretation of trial data, with “disastrous” results for other studies, Mills and colleagues argue in a recent medical journal commentary. Influenced by media accounts, scientific oversight boards often don’t recognize there are distinct phases to COVID-19 sickness,… Read More »

FDA grants emergency use authorization for saliva coronavirus test that has fast results

The Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization for a saliva-based testing system that can return accurate results in less than three hours. The SalivaDirect test is conducted using saliva collected in a container without a swab and has a sensitivity of results similar to nasal swabs, which have been used to test for… Read More »

‘Confusing’ virus results in mystery case

An Ipswich woman who was confirmed as Queensland’s latest COVID-19 case could be a false positive, as pathologists and scientists scramble to confirm her test results. Speaking on ABC radio this morning, Health Minister Steven Miles said authorities were still investigating the case, as the 68-year-old woman had no “obvious link” to existing cases. RELATED:… Read More »