Dr. Robin Robinson: Quickly detecting Ebola infections

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Dr. Robin Robinson: Quickly detecting Ebola infections

A new test to quickly determine whether a patient has Ebola is under development at Health and Human Services. The test would deliver a diagnosis in 20 minutes and...

July 1, 2015 10:20 am

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A new test to quickly determine whether a patient has Ebola is under development at Health and Human Services. The test would deliver a diagnosis in 20 minutes and greatly assist in treatment and slowing the disease's spread. Dr. Robin Robinson is the director of Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority at HHS. He joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more on the test and the process by which the department set about creating it.