Two types of COVID-19 tests, the rapid antigen test and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, are available in the United States. The PCR typically relies on lab testing and is still considered ...

The COVID-19 test kits will detect current COVID-19 variants and may be used throughout the remainder of the year. Here's how ...

COVID-19 rapid tests are easy to take—and then toss. So most people never report their results, which leaves health officials with an incomplete picture of how much virus is circulating and where. The ...

With the latest XEC COVID variant making its rounds, it’s likely you or someone you know has had to take an at-home test recently. Thankfully tests are more available than they have been in months ...

The FDA has extended the shelf life for some COVID-19 tests. Now that allergy season is here, many are finding themselves with symptoms asking: Is it allergies or a cold? COVID? Something else? Since ...

A study led by Osaka University recently found that the sensitivity of rapid antigen tests (RATs) for the Omicron variant of COVID-19 when compared with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests was 0.63 ...

WITH COVID CASES RISING ACROSS THE COUNTRY, YOU MIGHT BE PULLING OUT A LEFTOVER AT HOME RAPID TEST COULD BE A YEAR OR TWO OLD, EVEN IF THE BOX SAYS IT IS EXPIRED. EXPERTS SAY DON’T THROW IT OUT.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just issued its first emergency use authorization for an at-home test that can tell users if they have either the flu, COVID-19, or both. The decision on ...

Testing positive for COVID-19 is not exactly a positive experience. After all, wanting to go viral these days doesn’t tend to mean wanting to be infected by the severe acute respiratory syndrome ...