Using an inexpensive electrode coated with DNA, MIT researchers have designed disposable diagnostics that could be adapted to detect a variety of diseases, including cancer or infectious diseases such ...

In addition to becoming Amazon’s No. 1 bestselling teeth whitening strips, Crest 3D Whitestrips Professional Effects have ...

Fentanyl test strips do not encourage or condone drug use, just as condoms don't encourage people to have sex. They are an informational tool that can help people avoid fentanyl and likely death.

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14-CBS4) — Efforts to legalize fentanyl test strips in Texas are facing significant hurdles in the state legislature, despite receiving unanimous bipartisan support in the House.

Fentanyl test strips are displayed at a Texas Harm Reduction Alliance drop-in center in Austin on May 5, 2025. Their organization can’t legally buy testing strips but accepts donations from ...

Texas House lawmakers gave preliminary approval to legislation that legalizes the possession of test strips for fentanyl and xylazine. House Bill 1644 passed 145-0. The bill requires one more vote … ...

"Test strips are an ability for individuals, who are in active addiction, for them to be able to check their substance of choice for fentanyl, xylazine or another substance to, hopefully, make the ...

The Missouri Institute for Mental Health (MIMH) at the University of Missouri - St. Louis is the centralized distributor for free naloxone and fentanyl test strips in the state. So far in 2024, ...

The strip is then dropped in the mixture, and much like a home COVID-19 test, lines on the strip show if the drug has fentanyl. The CDC warns the strips aren't foolproof and don't always identify ...

Medicare covers blood sugar (glucose) test strips for people with diabetes under Part B (medical insurance) if you get them from a Medicare-approved supplier. You may need to meet certain criteria ...

Medicare Part B covers blood sugar test strips as a type of durable medical equipment (DME). After paying the annual Part B deductible, a person will only pay 20% of the cost of the test strips.