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Author: Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY

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‘I was floored’: Coronavirus test prices charged by some hospitals and labs stun consumers, spur questions

September 15, 2020 Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘I was floored’: Coronavirus test prices charged by some hospitals and labs stun consumers, spur questions

Some out-of-network hospitals and labs have charged thousands of dollars for routine COVID-19 tests. A Congressional committee wants answers.

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Inaccurate results from rapid COVID tests raise concerns about widespread screening

August 25, 2020 Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY Comments Off on Inaccurate results from rapid COVID tests raise concerns about widespread screening

Widespread testing will identify people who have the virus and halt COVID-19’s spread. But no test is completely accurate.

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‘Totally unacceptable’: Testing delays force labs to prioritize COVID tests for some, not others

August 9, 2020 Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘Totally unacceptable’: Testing delays force labs to prioritize COVID tests for some, not others

Without a national plan on testing there simply is not enough capacity now to screen Americans with mild cases who might pass the virus to others.

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‘Pushing the frontiers’: Long lines for COVID tests, stressed labs delay results as demand spikes

July 11, 2020 Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘Pushing the frontiers’: Long lines for COVID tests, stressed labs delay results as demand spikes

COVID-19 test results are delayed a week or longer in hotspot communities, undercutting public health efforts to track, isolate and prevent spread.

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COVID-19 expert: Coronavirus will rage ‘until it infects everybody it possibly can’

May 11, 2020 Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY Comments Off on COVID-19 expert: Coronavirus will rage ‘until it infects everybody it possibly can’

Michael Osterhom, an infectious disease researcher, warns up to 70 percent of people might become infected by COVID-19 unless a vaccine works.

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FDA tightens oversight of blood tests used to detect coronavirus antibodies

May 4, 2020 Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY Comments Off on FDA tightens oversight of blood tests used to detect coronavirus antibodies

The FDA is tightening oversight of antibody tests after the agency learned some test makers were making false claims about the blood tests.

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Antibody tests were supposed to help guide US reopening plans. They’ve brought more confusion than clarity amid coronavirus.

April 30, 2020 Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY Comments Off on Antibody tests were supposed to help guide US reopening plans. They’ve brought more confusion than clarity amid coronavirus.

A lack of evidence has complicated hope COVID-19 antibody tests will provide quick answers about immunity and when social distancing orders can relax.

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‘Who lives and who dies’: In worst-case coronavirus scenario, ethics guide choices on who gets care

March 22, 2020 Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘Who lives and who dies’: In worst-case coronavirus scenario, ethics guide choices on who gets care

Hospitals might not have enough ventilators to care for coronavirus patients. Ethics could guide doctors’ decisions on who gets care.

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The ‘post-antibiotic era’ is here: Drug-resistant superbugs sicken 2.8M and kill 35K each year

November 13, 2019November 14, 2019 Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY Comments Off on The ‘post-antibiotic era’ is here: Drug-resistant superbugs sicken 2.8M and kill 35K each year

A coming post-antibiotic era is already here: CDC says there’s an infection every 11 seconds from superbugs that are immune to antibiotics

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Nurses who kill: Medical murderers and the mystery of the Clarksburg VA hospital in West Virginia

October 18, 2019 Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY Comments Off on Nurses who kill: Medical murderers and the mystery of the Clarksburg VA hospital in West Virginia

A string of suspicious deaths at the Clarksburg VA hospital in West Virginia could prove to be an “investigative nightmare.” Here’s why.

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These kids are good: Young Reds in pursuit of a pennant stretch to remember

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Blue supermoon: See photos of the rare moon that won’t happen again until 2037

August 31, 2023 Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY

1 dead, 18 injured after collision between car, Greyhound bus in Maryland, police say

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USA TODAY Sports staff makes college football picks: Check out the predictions for 2023

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Many homeless among dead in fire in Johannesburg, South Africa

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