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Vitamin D: Its Physiology, Testing and Relationship with COVID-19
The discovery and importance of vitamin D was first revealed in 1919 when Sir Edward Mellanby successfully reproduced a nutritional disease known as rickets by feeding dogs oatmeal and keeping these dogs from...
Read MoreRole of Quantitative Serology Testing for COVID-19
The current pandemic has led to considerable interest in COVID-19 related laboratory testing. The widespread distribution of the various vaccines, the emerging genetic variants of SARS-CoV-2 circulating around the
Read MoreThe SARS-CoV-2 Variant and its Impact on Diagnostic Testing
The new SARS-CoV-2 mutant (VOC 202012/01) has become the dominant variant in the United Kingdom (UK) with the first known case in the United States identified on December 29, 2020.
Read MoreChallenges and Implications of False Negative COVID-19 Testing
As communities across the U.S. struggle to cope with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, many have focused on the lack of widespread testing as a major roadblock to reopening the country.
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