Responses to that question vary greatly, depending on who’s being asked. Most medical professionals and experts insist that lancets (the little needles in glucose testing kits) should be changed after ...

August 27, 2010 — In the war against the transmission of bloodborne pathogens such as hepatitis B virus, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the US Food and Drug Administration ...

Fingerstick cardiac troponin I assay testing using thepoint-of-care i-STAT device is not accurate enough to determine the exact troponin level without the application of a corrective term. Fingerstick ...

New evidence supports the use of continuous glucose monitoring as a means to help control glycated hemoglobin levels in people with type 1 diabetes (T1D). The study, which compared continuous ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Onsite screening with a fingerstick assay at addiction treatment centers increased diagnosis and treatment of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA recently approved an expanded indication for DexCom’s G5 Mobile Continuous Glucose Monitoring System to ...

The G5 Mobile CGM System requires calibration at least twice a day using blood obtained from fingerstick tests but it does eliminate additional daily fingerstick tests as the real-time results can be ...

A novel test, based on biomarkers measured through a single drop of blood via a fingerstick, could give rapid results on radiation exposure levels, unlike current testing methods, which may take as ...

Sept. 28 (UPI) --The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Wednesday approved the first continuous glucose monitor that can be used by adults without calibration via a fingerstick. The FreeStyle Libre ...

Dr. David Zamierowski and nursing professor Kathy Carver patented the SA FingerStick, the first product conceived, funded and developed by Johnson County Community College. Some proceeds from the sale ...