The general public had not understood the importance of reporting lateral flow test results during the Covid-19 pandemic because the message was not well communicated, a report from the UK Health ...

Swab, swoosh, splat. During the pandemic, many of us got used to using lateral flow tests to check if we were infected with Covid-19 or were likely to infect others. But despite the gag-inducing ...

A London-based doctor is helping to clear up confusion around false positive Covid lateral flow tests - and has shared some advice on what to do if you’re unsure about your result. The rapid tests are ...

Scientists and public health experts built the COVID-19 pandemic response on years of experience navigating infectious disease outbreaks. Although lateral flow immunoassays have been central to ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Remember all those lateral flow tests we used to do during the Covid pandemic and ­occasionally still do? Well, that useful technology has a life beyond Covid – it can detect brain tumours. A team at ...

The world’s first lateral flow test to detect aggressive, recurring brain tumours is being developed by scientists at the University of Sheffield and Nottingham Trent University. A simple lateral flow ...