LANSING – When it comes to detecting the coronavirus, not all tests are created equally. Two tests are widely available to see if someone has the virus: a polymerase chain reaction swab, or PCR test, ...

Thea van de Mortel teaches into the graduate Infection Prevention and Control program at Griffith University. With Christmas around the corner and COVID-19 case numbers rising, it’s important to keep ...

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — Several counties are now offering free drive-thru COVID-19 testing for anyone who wants it, even if you aren't showing symptoms. Oak Ridge already started, partnering with Kroger to ...

If you wake up one morning with a fever, shortness of breath and a cough — in other words, symptoms of the new coronavirus — you'll likely wonder how you can get tested for it and what that entails.

While they've been the gold standard to identify positive coronavirus cases around the world for more than a year, PCR tests still aren't trusted by some social media users. An Oct. 4 Instagram post ...

In January 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cautioned the public against a peculiar method for testing oneself COVID-19 tests. “FACT: When it comes to at-home rapid antigen #COVID19 ...

Recent research indicates these nasal swab tests may be less sensitive to the coronavirus’ omicron variant in the earliest days of infection. A BinaxNOW rapid COVID-19 test made by Abbott Laboratories ...

At first blush, you might reasonably dismiss the rapid, saliva-based antigen assay for coronavirus. What possible purpose can a test serve in a pandemic if it misses, say, 30 of every 100 infections ...

Tokyo — Researchers in Japan announced "game changing" research this week that found simple saliva tests for COVID-19 are just as reliable as the widely used, but more complicated and uncomfortable, ...

While they've been the gold standard to identify positive coronavirus cases around the world for more than a year, PCR tests still aren't trusted by some social media users. An Oct. 4 Instagram post ...