The maker of a rapid coronavirus test widely used across the United States and distributed by the federal government has warned that its device can produce false negatives if a special solution is ...

The test, run on Abbott's portable i-STAT® Alinity® instrument, uses whole blood to help evaluate patients with a suspected mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), or concussion The test produces ...

A concussion test that Abbott Labs hopes someday could be used by sports team trainers and at urgent care clinics is now available for rapid use at the bedside, without having to send a sample to a ...

Lab officials say Abbott’s rapid COVID-19 test poses a greater risk of infection to those administering it than other types of diagnostic tests, Kaiser Health News reported. HHS has said the test ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials are alerting doctors to a potential accuracy problem with a rapid test for COVID-19 used at thousands of hospitals, clinics and testing sites across the U.S.

(RTTNews) - Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Monday said that its i-STAT TBI test cartridge for use with whole blood has been approved by the Health Canada. The test, run on Abbott's portable i-STAT Alinity ...

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., and IRVINE, Calif., May 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott, the global healthcare company, and MotoAmerica, the premier motorcycle road racing series in North America, announced today ...

Dec. 21—The company that operates a Maine factory making a widely used rapid test for COVID-19 said it would increase production by 40 percent in January amid widespread shortages of the tests before ...

Abbott Labs got emergency approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for its rapid antigen test, which can detect a Covid-19 infection in 15 minutes. The test is a "game changer," according to ...