Topic: At Home Tests

3 chapters across the catalog

Flexitarianism
Episode 1478 59:41 - 1:02:26

1478: Flexitarianism

Sodium Azide Toxicity, At-Home COVID Test Risks

Poison control centers in Ohio and across the U.S. are warning about sodium azide, a toxic liquid found in some at-home COVID-19 testing kits. Accidental exposures have been reported in children and adults who misused the kits, sometimes mistaking the liquid for nasal spray. Sodium azide was historically used in automotive airbags and can be harmful if ingested or touched.

White Tears
Episode 1256 27:53 - 30:05

1256: White Tears

At-Home Testing Logistics, Asymptomatic Callback Data

A distribution center supervisor reports shipping 50,000 at-home COVID tests directly to patients, questioning the continued necessity of drive-thru testing sites. Separately, a medical interpreter shares that more than half of positive test results are for asymptomatic individuals in their 30s who sought testing because it was free. Elderly patients with positive results are reportedly experiencing symptoms no worse than a runny nose.