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 ...

At-home COVID-19 tests have become commonplace for many households, but knowing when exactly to take a rapid test — or when to throw old ones out — isn't always straightforward. Here's what health ...

The Food and Drug Administration has granted authorization of a COVID-19 and flu test that can be used without a prescription. The authorization, announced Monday, uses a nasal swab to detect the ...

One home swab now tells a household which of four winter respiratory viruses is present. But it can miss real infections that a lab PCR would catch ...

A scratchy, sore throat, a relentless fever, a pounding head and a nasty cough – these symptoms all scream upper respiratory illness. But which one? Now, at-home rapid tests can simultaneously ...

As the 2021 holiday season quickly approaches, many are looking forward to gathering with family and close friends to celebrate together once again. This year marks the second pandemic holiday. And ...

The Food and Drug Administration is making it easier for people to simultaneously test themselves for COVID-19 and the flu at home. The agency this week authorized the Healgen Scientific's Rapid Check ...

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As we get into another winter holiday season, COVID is still part of our lives. And although it's hard to predict exactly what this year's cold, flu and coronavirus season will look like, experts want ...

People in the United States can now order more free Covid-19 tests from the federal government as the country heads into respiratory virus season with high levels of the coronavirus already ...

Breaking out the tissues? It's that time of year! But what kind of sickness do your symptoms point to? As the weather changes, we can start feeling under the weather too — but while each illness has a ...