As we get into another winter holiday season, COVID is still part of our lives. And although it's hard to predict exactly what this year's cold, flu and coronavirus season will look like, experts want ...
The FDA has extended the shelf life for some COVID-19 tests. Now that allergy season is here, many are finding themselves with symptoms asking: Is it allergies or a cold? COVID? Something else? Since ...
As the nation experiences what many experts believe is the second-largest wave of COVID infections since the pandemic started, many Americans will be checking to make sure they don’t have the ...
A fever and a nasty cough can be symptoms of a range of respiratory illnesses. An antigen test that narrows down the culprits can speed up diagnosis and recovery. When you purchase through links on ...
The Food and Drug Administration is making it easier for people to simultaneously test themselves for COVID-19 and the flu at home. The agency this week authorized the Healgen Scientific's Rapid Check ...
The test delivers results in approximately 15 minutes. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the first over-the-counter combination COVID-19 and flu test outside of emergency use on Monday ...
It was possible -- albeit rare -- for people not infected with SARS-CoV-2 to have persistent false positive rapid antigen COVID-19 tests, longitudinal data showed. Among a large cohort of over 11,000 ...
Rapid antigen tests for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are effective tools for the diagnosis of acute infection, particularly when used serially. 1 The percentage of ...
Welcome to what some experts say is the country’s second largest COVID wave since the start of the pandemic. In the past few weeks, there’s been a striking increase in new cases, hospitalizations, and ...
Have you ever been exposed to someone with COVID-19, or had the sniffles, and reached for an at-home test in your medicine cabinet—only to notice it's way past the expiration date stamped on the box?
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared ACON Laboratories’ Flowflex COVID-19 Antigen Home Test, the first over-the-counter (OTC) antigen test. Previously, the test was authorized for ...
COVID cases are starting to creep up again in the U.S., and it’s understandable to have new questions about the virus and the newest CDC guidance on isolation after a positive test. After all, it’s ...