Ellume Health

A sick person looking at a thermometer
By  Emily Olsen 01:14 pm November 10, 2021
The Food and Drug Administration is classifying the recall of the Ellume COVID-19 Home Test for giving false positive results as a Class I recall, the most serious type of recall.  The agency said the “use of these tests may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.” The false positives could delay diagnosis or treatment for another serious non-COVID-19 illness, further spread the virus...
Three screens of the Ellume COVID-19 Home Test App
By  Dave Muoio 03:13 pm December 15, 2020
The U.S. FDA announced today an Emergency Use Authorization for the first over-the-counter COVID-19 diagnostic test for home use. Developed by Australian digital diagnostics company Ellume Health, the single-use kit is accompanied by a Bluetooth-connected app that guides users through the testing process and automatically reports its results for disease monitoring. The test returns its results in...