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 ...

US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to the first COVID-19 diagnostic test that can be used to provide rapid results at-home. The newly authorized Lucira ...

At-home rapid COVID-19 tests can reveal more about viral load than a simple positive/negative result, according to experts. "By definition, the basic technology suggests that you somehow have to go ...

When it comes to determining whether sniffles or a cough are COVID, people now rely more heavily on at-home tests to learn whether they have the virus. But can they trust that a self-test is providing ...

Gone are the days of visiting a doctor’s office to determine whether you have Covid. Instead, you can buy over-the-counter test kits, which diagnose infection from the comfort of your home, making ...

Peek in medicine cabinets across the U.S. and you’ll find stacks of leftover COVID-19 tests. When symptoms arise, so do questions: When should I test? How accurate is it really? And what should I do ...

Nothing puts a damper on your holiday plans like a positive COVID-19 test. But what if that line is super faint? Do you still have COVID-19 —or can you go ahead and attend your office party like you ...

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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- As hospitals in California prepare for a potential surge in COVID-19 patients, one doctor is among the first in the nation to begin using a rapid blood test to detect the virus. Dr.

Facing a spike in COVID-19 cases and the potential for greater spread over the holidays, the state says it's expanding access to rapid testing, as well as opportunities to get COVID vaccine boosters ...