At this point in the pandemic, you or someone you know has probably received at least one Covid-19 test. But do you know which kind of test you got and the strengths and weaknesses of these different ...

The debate around what role rapid Covid-19 testing should have on the speed at which society opens up moved up a gear on Wednesday. Hundreds of workers from the aviation sector took their message to ...

Last week, I was about to go on a date, and because I'm severely immunocompromised, we agreed he would take a COVID test ...

The FDA has issued emergency authorizations to 12 antibody tests for the virus. As federal officials gradually begin reopening the country, expanded testing is central to the conversation. Until now, ...

Rapid antigen tests are open to manipulation and lack an evidence base to support their use, public health officials have warned. National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) members doubled down on ...

Primary school pupils across England stepped back into the classroom this week after months away from education. The Government reintroduced the strictest Covid measures one day after they went back ...

The potential for IgM cross-reactivity with rheumatoid factor–positive serum samples was observed in blood tests used to detect IgM SARS-CoV-2 by means of gold immunochromatographic and enzyme-linked ...

A small scale study in the US, which has not been peer-reviewed, has led to widespread media coverage suggesting that antigen tests may not be as effective at picking up the Omicron variant in the ...

European Union officials have adopted a list of Covid-19 rapid antigen tests whose results will be recognised in the 27 countries of the bloc, the European Commission said on Thursday. The EU’s Health ...

The Irish Airline Pilots' Association has urged the Government to urgently deploy rapid antigen testing for Covid-19 as part of the union's four-point plan to reopen international aviation. IALPA, ...

Ed Donovan, the founder and chief executive of Advanced Medical Services (AMS), said the company, which expanded to providing antigen and PCR tests during the pandemic, is “doing a lot of rapid ...