Simple at-home tests strips can detect cat and dog viruses

Pet owners want quick answers when their beloved cat or dog is sick. And if these furry friends are experiencing digestive ...
Yahoo

Fentanyl test strips may help save lives. So why are they illegal in many states?

This week, Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill decriminalizing fentanyl test strips in Mississippi, legislation that he said “will help save lives.” It’s the latest in a wave of states taking ...
STAT

Newly available test strips can detect lethal ‘tranq’ in drug supply

Public health workers will soon have a new tool at their disposal to thwart a spreading danger to users of illicit drugs: xylazine test strips. The new testing kits will allow health departments, ...
Scientific American

$1 Fentanyl Test Strip Could Be a Major Weapon against Opioid ODs

No drug has fueled the current spike in overdose deaths more than fentanyl. The synthetic opioid claimed two thirds of the record 64,000 such fatalities in the U.S. in 2016. Up to 100 times more ...