Helen Murray Free Dies at 98; Chemist Developed Diabetes Test
She and her husband invented a dip-and-read paper strip that greatly simplified the diagnosis of the disease and paved the way for home test kits.
Helen and Al Free at Miles Laboratories in Indiana (later acquired by Bayer). The paper-strip test they developed made it easier for clinicians to diagnose diabetes and cleared the way for home test kits.Credit.Bayer
By Denise Gellene
May 3, 2021, 3:08 p.m. ET
Helen Murray Free, a chemist who ushered in a revolution in diagnostic testing when she co-developed the dip-and-read diabetes test, a paper strip that detected glucose in urine, died on Saturday at a hospice facility in Elkhart, Ind. She was 98.
In partnership with the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF), Fountain Hills Unified School District will offer the nationally acclaimed Camp Invention program to K-6 children, with spots available for students in grades 7-9 to serve as leaders-in-training.
In this weeklong summer adventure, children rotate through several hands-on activities and use creative thinking, collaboration and problem-solving skills to bring their biggest ideas to life. Featuring take-apart microphones, robotic crickets, duck-launching devices and morphing vehicles, organizers said this summerâs program, âRecharge,â is âpacked full of super fun, confidence-boosting STEM activities.â
Camp runs from June 14-18, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with Jill Cooper serving as director.
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In partnership with the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF), Fountain Hills Unified School District will offer the nationally acclaimed Camp Invention program to K-6 children, with spots available for students in grades 7-9 to serve as leaders-in-training.
In this weeklong summer adventure, children rotate through several hands-on activities and use creative thinking, collaboration and problem-solving skills to bring their biggest ideas to life. Featuring take-apart microphones, robotic crickets, duck-launching devices and morphing vehicles, organizers said this summerâs program, âRecharge,â is âpacked full of super fun, confidence-boosting STEM activities.â
Camp runs from June 14-18, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with Jill Cooper serving as director.