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FDA approves at-home tests for common sexually transmitted diseases (apnews.com)
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[–] CandleTiger@programming.dev 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

That sounds great!

So… is it real functioning tests? Or approvals for somebody’s cousin making unreliable crap?

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 1 points 3 hours ago

Real functioning tests that have been waiting a while but took until the public got familiar with covid RAT tests before they went mainstream

Also, very excited about the new antibiotics