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Government health workers are seen during the administration of blood tests for the Ebola virus in Kenema, Sierra Leone, on June 25, 2014.

The race is on to make a better Ebola test kit

October 22, 2014Medicine

It takes a health worker in a medical lab to test for Ebola. Now private companies are looking for cheaper, easier test kits to slow the spread of the epidemic. There are plenty of entrants in the race to develop the first one.

Bioethicist sees promise in home HIV test, but raises serious questions

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Ethical Questions Surround New At-Home HIV Test

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