A common rapid at-home COVID test has become the subject of a recent product recall over concerns the antigen test hasn't received proper U.S. authorization. The Food and Drug Administration issued a ...

SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the ACON Laboratories Flowflex COVID-19 Home Test, an over ...

This week, President Joe Biden announced that the US government is buying 500 million at-home COVID tests for the nation. If you’ve tried to buy or get a COVID test lately, you may have found long ...

NURSE TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE STEPS. IF YOU’VE ORDEREDN A AT-HOME COVID-19 TEST KIT BUT AREN’T SURE EXACTLY HOW IT WORKS. WE WANTED TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS STEP BY STEP A NURSE WITH LANCASTER ...

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests were the first available for spotting the coronavirus. They work by detecting the virus’s genetic material, and are very accurate. Then came rapid tests, also ...

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and rapid (antigen) tests for COVID-19 both involve taking a swab. Results for a PCR test take longer, as it needs to go to a laboratory. It is more costly but tends to ...