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The FDA has given emergency use authorization for a COVID-19 and flu combination diagnostic from Quest Diagnostics.

The use of illicit fentanyl and heroin rose dramatically during the first two months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a large new study by Quest Diagnostics.

Misuse of fentanyl, heroin and nonprescribed opioids are on the rise, potentially due to the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on healthcare access and support for individuals most at-risk for substance use disorder, suggests a study from Quest Diagnostics Health Trends and summarized in a press release.

A decline in mammograms and other screening procedures after the coronavirus pandemic struck is leading to missed and delayed cancer diagnoses, according to data from insurance claims, lab orders, Medicare billings and oncology-practice records.

Mobile app Health Pass securely connects a person's verified identity with real-time surveys, data from temperature checks and now, verified diagnostics from the Secaucus-based laboratory.

Walmart launched a pilot drone delivery program Tuesday that will drop off Covid-19 tests to homes within a one-mile radius of its North Las Vegas store. Customers will receive a text from DroneUp when the Quest Diagnostics test is on its way.

Positive cases of chlamydia and gonorrhea significantly increased among women ages 18 to 30, according to a recent study from Quest Diagnostics.

The percentage of American employees testing positive for drugs rose more than 4% in 2019, hitting the highest level in more than a decade.

The percentage of working Americans testing positive for drugs climbed last year, particularly for marijuana, according to a new report, indicating employee drug use was on the rise just as the coronavirus pandemic created new stresses.

Anthem and Quest Diagnostics will collaborate on outcomes-based programs under a new partnership, the organizations said Aug. 17.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized so-called “pool testing” for Covid-19, a move aimed at broadening checks for the coronavirus and using fewer testing resources. Quest Diagnostics Inc. will be able to test samples containing as many as four individual swab specimens, the agency said on Saturday in an emergency-use authorization.

Quest Diagnostics said that it has received Food and Drug Administration Emergency Use Authorization for its self-collection kit for COVID-19.

Steve Rusckowski, president and CEO of Quest Diagnostics, joins “Closing Bell” to discuss the Covid-19 tests.

Quest Diagnostics Inc. is offering services to large employers geared at getting their employees back to work safely, including testing for the novel coronavirus, analytics to monitor symptoms and hotspots, and services like temperature monitoring, the company announced Wednesday.

Quest Diagnostics Chief Medical Officer Jay Wohlgemuth joins Yahoo Finance’s Anjalee Khemlani and Akiko Fujita to discuss Quest Diagnostics' move to roll out return-to-work services.

Quest Diagnostics is offering services to large employers geared at getting their employees back to work safely, including testing for the novel coronavirus, analytics to monitor symptoms and hotspots, and services like temperature monitoring, the company announced Wednesday.

Steve Rusckowski, president and CEO of Quest Diagnostics, joins “Closing Bell” to discuss the Covid-19 tests.

ith more than 150 coronavirus antibody tests on the market, experts share tips about what to consider before getting tested and what the results mean for immunity.

Quest Diagnostics announced Tuesday that individuals can now skip a doctor’s visit and order a coronavirus antibody test online in a push to broaden Covid-19 screening.

Starting today, people in the US can order the tests on Quest's consumer site without visiting a doctor's office. The test costs $119, and requests are reviewed by licensed physicians. After ordering the test, you have to go give a blood sample at a Quest testing center. The tests aren't used to diagnose a current infection with coronavirus. Rather, they're intended to figure out whether people have had the disease in the past.

Quest, one of the nation’s top commercial laboratory companies, has dialed up testing as the pandemic increasingly infects American citizens. Quest’s journey to helping aid in the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping across the United States began seven weeks ago when the Food and Drug Administration authorized the commercial lab company to move forward with developing and running its own test, under a temporary emergency authorization.

Quest Diagnostics, through its “Peace of Mind” program, is taking extra measures to ensure individuals who are the most vulnerable to adverse COVID-19 outcomes have special access to the company’s 2,250 patient service centers across the United States. Through this new program, individuals who are 60 years or older – or have other conditions known to raise the risk of an unfavorable outcome from COVID-19 – will have special access to centers during the first hour of each day each center opens.

CEO Steve Rusckowski joins “Closing Bell” to discuss the company’s coronavirus testing efforts.