Abbott Laboratories

Abbott Laboratories' rapid COVID-19 antigen test is highly likely to correctly detect if people have ever contracted the virus and could help with earlier isolation, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

* U.S. HHS' GIROIR SAYS WORKING WITH ABBOTT TO INCREASE PRODUCTION OF SWABS USED IN COVID-19 TESTS

The U.S. government will send over 7 million of Abbott Laboratories' BinaxNOW rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 to states, hospice providers, and for other uses this week, a top administration official said at a press briefing on Monday.

* HHS' BRETT GIROIR SAYS WILL BE SENDING OVER 8 MILLION OF ABBOTT'S BINAXNOW TESTS TO THE STOCKPILE THIS WEEK - PRESS CALL

United Airlines said on Thursday it will offer free rapid COVID-19 tests to customers on select transatlantic flights, as part of a four-week pilot program aimed at eventually relaxing quarantines that have crippled air travel.

Quest Diagnostics Inc raised its full-year earnings expectations on Thursday after a strong quarterly beat and forecast robust demand for COVID-19 tests during the fall season and into 2021.

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Abbott Laboratories <ABT.N> said it expects demand for its COVID-19 tests to grow in 2021 even if a vaccine is developed and for the business to eventually stabilize into a lucrative new franchise.

Abbott Laboratories posted a 28.3% rise in third-quarter profit on Wednesday, helped by strong sales of COVID-19 tests and strength in its nutrition and diabetes businesses.

Abbott Laboratories has sued a former employee for trademark infringement and theft of trade secrets, accusing him of continuing to use the company's logo after being fired to make it appear he was still associated with the company while trying to sell COVID-19 tests.

U.S. President Donald Trump has tested negative for COVID-19 and he is not infectious to others, the White House physician said on Monday, 10 days after Trump announced he had contracted the coronavirus.

U.S. President Donald Trump has tested negative for COVID-19 and he is not infectious to others, the White House physician said on Monday.

Abbott Laboratories said on Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency use authorization for its lab-based COVID-19 antibody blood test.

Abbott Laboratories on Wednesday released early data from a study on the accuracy of its ID NOW COVID-19 test, which is used in the White House, that could help alleviate concerns the diagnostic frequently fails to detect the virus.

Abbott Laboratories said on Wednesday its ID NOW COVID-19 rapid test showed 96.2% sensitivity and 99.5% specificity compared to lab-based molecular PCR tests, according to interim data from a study.

Early in the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. President Donald Trump put his faith in a toaster-sized machine that could spit out test results in a matter of minutes.

Early in the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. President Donald Trump put his faith in a toaster-sized machine that could spit out test results in a matter of minutes.

Abbott Laboratories' said on Monday it had received clearance to market the smallest version of its fastest-growing low-cost diabetes monitoring product in the European Union.

Broadmark Realty Capital Inc, a real estate investment trust (REIT), has appointed former Ventas Inc attorney Nevin Boparai as its chief legal officer as the coronavirus pandemic shakes up the market for commercial space.