Thousands of lives could have been saved at relatively little cost, if nursing home operators had made wider use of rapid COVID-19 tests during the pre-vaccine days of the pandemic, a study published ...

A rapid DNA testing machine displays 77 minutes remaining on a 90-minute test. The use of rapid DNA testing is becoming more widespread across Connecticut as an evidentiary tool. Credit: Mark Mirko / ...

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 ...

Swiss CDMO Lonza is making a move to strengthen and speed up quality control testing with the purchase of French rapid ...

Scientists have introduced a 15-minute test which can fast-track detecting whether a patient is suffering from a bacterial or ...

We’ve all heard the anecdotes: Your friend’s spouse or child gets COVID-19 — a known exposure to the virus, all the hallmark symptoms, a positive test, no question about it. Then your friend starts to ...

Max Hamilton found out that his roommate had been exposed to the coronavirus shortly after Thanksgiving. The dread set in, and then, so did her symptoms. Wanting to be cautious, she tested ...

The performance characteristics of a sequential rapid HIV-testing algorithm were poorer than anticipated in a Ugandan study, perhaps due to false-positive results from tests with "faint bands." Rapid ...

The NHS is currently trialling a rapid blood test designed to diagnose life-threatening conditions such as sepsis and ...

This summer, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the rapid spread of mpox in Africa a public health emergency of international concern. The WHO has reported over 46,000 suspected cases and ...