I was an early believer in the usefulness of at-home rapid COVID tests. Used correctly, they can decrease the spread of COVID-19. The Biden administration announced last week that free tests will once ...

A PCR test detects the actual genetic material of the virus and involves a step that amplifies the presence of any material ...

Welcome to what some experts say is the country’s second largest COVID wave since the start of the pandemic. In the past few weeks, there’s been a striking increase in new cases, hospitalizations, and ...

At-home Covid tests can be ordered for free starting Monday. Households can now order four free tests for home delivery at COVIDTests.gov. According to the government website, orders will begin ...

As fall temperatures set in, cold and flu season gets into full swing and holiday travel picks up, people will undoubtedly have questions about COVID-19 testing. Is this the year people can finally ...

Taking a COVID-19 test at home seems simple enough: If you get a line, you're positive for the coronavirus. But what if your results aren't so obvious? For instance, if you only get a very faint line ...

Most of us have taken a COVID test at home. The uncomfortable nasal swab, the anxious waiting as the red lines bleed into either positive or negative. And then finally, the result. The whole process ...

Mahmoud Illean / AP As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its fourth year, a negative result on a little plastic at-home test feels a bit less comforting than it once did. Still, you dutifully swab your ...

ZURICH/BERLIN, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Countries straining to contain a second wave of COVID-19 are turning to faster, cheaper but less accurate tests to avoid the delays and shortages that have plagued ...

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