A COVID-19 rapid test that is said to be more sensitive than any other has been developed by scientists in the United Kingdom. It detects temperature changes when the virus binds to nanoparticles ...

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 ...

Rapid urinary antigen testing is widely used for pneumonia diagnosis, yet it often lacks the consistency and traceability required in today’s clinical laboratories. This webinar explor ...

Researchers have shown that commercially available rapid antigen tests can detect past and present variants of concern and have identified potential mutations that may impact test performance in the ...

In the age of omicron, where COVID’s attack rate is higher than previous variants, entire households and friend groups are getting sick. If one person gets COVID, there’s a good chance others in their ...

A new study updates the state of knowledge about antigen rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDT) in the diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome ...

For instance, if you only get a very faint line, it might be hard to know whether or not that means your results are positive. I know how that feels firsthand. After more than two years of evading ...

What does it mean if a person’s rapid antigen test result comes back positive after five days of isolation due to COVID-19? According to the experts, that person is most likely still carrying a viral ...

The new findings are from an ongoing U.S. study that began in October and was designed to assess the performance of rapid antigen tests in asymptomatic people. By Emily Anthes Several rapid antigen ...

Last month, President Biden launched a website where Americans could order four free COVID-19 rapid tests to be shipped to their home. If you are unable to get the free rapid antigen tests, there are ...

It was possible -- albeit rare -- for people not infected with SARS-CoV-2 to have persistent false positive rapid antigen COVID-19 tests, longitudinal data showed. Among a large cohort of over 11,000 ...

What does it mean if a person’s rapid antigen test result comes back positive after five days of isolation due to Covid-19? According to the experts, that person is most likely still carrying a viral ...