This week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the way for the first over-the-counter home test to detect syphilis antibodies in human blood. Test kits to detect syphilis have been available for several years, but none of the tests on the market have received FDA “marketing approval.” The new test kits come from the […]
With the number of syphilis cases on the rise in the United States, the FDA has approved a tool it believes could help keep the numbers under control – the first home test. The kit, manufactured by NowDiagnostics, allows people to test themselves for the STD using a drop of blood from their finger. Results […]
As the epidemic continues to worsen and the number of cases has risen for decades, the first home syphilis test has been approved for sale in the United States. The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a 15-minute test from NOWDiagnostics for marketing in the US. A box of the over-the-counter First To […]
