Researchers often call the polymerase chain reaction test – known as the PCR test – "the gold standard" for detecting the COVID-19 virus. The test is considered highly reliable and effective, and it ...

Amid a rise in COVID cases and the start of fall allergies, flu and RSV season, experts say testing is an important tool heading into the cooler month. With more people testing positive for COVID once ...

If you’re wondering if your fever, chills and body aches are a classic case of the flu or the dreaded COVID-19, your best option is to get tested. New variants are constantly circulating, as new ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Emergency Use Authorization to Pixel by Labcorp in 2022. This test allows people with symptoms of COVID-19, the flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV ...

A study led by Osaka University recently found that the sensitivity of rapid antigen tests (RATs) for the Omicron variant of COVID-19 when compared with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests was 0.63 ...

Since the winter months, the U.S. has seen a bit of a lull in COVID-19 activity. But with new coronavirus strains emerging recently, cases are ticking up again in some areas of the country. As we gear ...

Tissues and cough medicine may be under your tree this season. COVID cases and severity is spiking as cold and flu season rages on, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is tracking the ...

This story was first published by Source New Mexico. New Mexico is preparing to no longer provide easily available, community-wide, free diagnostic testing for COVID, worrying community health ...

Research shows that rapid antigen tests are performing as well at detecting the most recent dominant variants as they did with the earliest strains in the COVID-19 pandemic. Rapid tests can be an ...

ATLANTA — The city of Atlanta is giving out free PCR testing for COVID-19. A new testing kiosk is open in midtown Atlanta, at the entrance to Piedmont Park on 10th Street and Charles Allen Drive. The ...