FDA OKs First OTC Test for Flu, COVID-19

FDA OKs First OTC Test for Flu, COVID-19

 The newly authorized Lucira at-home test for SARS-COV-2 and influenza A and B. CREDIT: Lucira Health The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first over-the-counter (OTC) at-home diagnostic test that can...
New compound inhibits influenza virus replication

New compound inhibits influenza virus replication

The host RNA is methylated by MTr1 to a mature cap1 RNA. The influenza virus snatches the cap part of the mature host RNA to start viral replication. MTr1-deficient cells or cells treated with MTr1 inhibitors do not lead to IAV replication. CREDIT: Yuta Tsukamoto/UKB...
US flu activity higher, more pediatric deaths reported

US flu activity higher, more pediatric deaths reported

The nation’s flu markers for the week ending Nov 19 climbed higher, with most of the continental US reporting high or very high activity and reports of five more deaths in children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today in its latest...