With COVID-19 cases on the rise again in the U.S., Americans are reviving a familiar precautionary measure: Screening for the virus using rapid at-home tests. Many people still have kits the ...

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 ...

If you're planning to take an at-home COVID test you might want to double check the expiration date first. With COVID activity rising, many residents might be reaching for their at-home COVID tests, ...

(NEXSTAR) – During last winter’s omicron surge, COVID tests were hard to come by. Long lines wrapped around the block at testing sites and pharmacy shelves were wiped out of at-home test kits. Now, as ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On February 24, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) authorized what ...

With COVID-19 rising this winter, it’s getting more complicated to discern whether you are infected. Dr. Elizabeth Hudson, regional chief of infectious diseases at Kaiser Permanente Southern ...

The best time to take an at-home COVID-19 test may be on the fourth day of having symptoms, according to a study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. Researchers looked at nearly 350 ...

Sick and wondering if you may have either COVID-19 or the flu? A new test cleared for use by the Food and Drug Administration promises to tell you just that. The Lucira COVID-19 & Flu Home Test is ...

You can now sign up to receive 8 free, at-home rapid antigen COVID tests in the mail, the federal government recently announced. In previous rounds of test distributions residents could only claim up ...

Swiss pharma giant Roche on Thursday launched a new Covid test designed to help researchers find the highly contagious omicron offshoot XBB.1.5—unofficially nicknamed “Kraken”—a mutant that is better ...