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Online Doctors warns the Devon public about buying unlicensed Covid 19 tests

ONLINE doctors Vala Health is warning the public against buying Covid 19 antibody tests, currently selling for as much as £250 which aren’t licenced in the UK and might not work.

Vala Health CEO Pete Trainor fears people are so anxious due to the Covid 19 pandemic they may not be aware the testing kits, which are supposed to tell if you have ever had the virus or not, have not been...

Pledge to go red for HIV Testing Week

People across Plymouth are being urged to pledge to go red for HIV Testing Week (22-30 November 2014) and World AIDS Day (1 December 2014)

The Eddystone Trust, the local HIV and sexual health charity, and Plymouth City Council which is the strategic lead for Public Health in the city have joined forces to promote better HIV awareness in the city.

There are an estimated 107,800...

Plymouth role in antiobiotic test company

A senior Plymouth scientist is to play a role in a new business which is developing a new, 10-minute test which could indicate to a doctor if a patient requires an antibiotic and, if so, which one.

The formation of Spectromics is the result of three years of research by Professor Roy Goodacre of the Institute of Biotechnology and School of Chemistry at The University of Manchester,...