Most existing COVID-19 tests "rely on the same principle, which is that you have accumulated a detectable amount of viral material, for example, in your nose," says study lead author Frank Zhang, who ...

Despite widespread adoption of surveillance testing for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) among staff members in skilled nursing facilities, evidence is limited regarding its relationship with ...

It’s the fifth summer of Covid, and most people seem eager to move on. We want to understand the pervasiveness of the ignorance-is-bliss attitude. By Emily Baumgaertner Covid cases are surging, but in ...

As COVID-19 variant EG.5, nicknamed “Eris,” continues to spread across the U.S., it’s important to be prepared ahead of a possible infection by stocking up on the best at-home COVID tests. So once ...

Determining whether you have a cold, the flu or Covid-19 might be getting a little easier soon. On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the first over-the-counter combination test ...

A new quick testing method for COVID-19 has been developed by scientists at New York University (NYU) Abu Dhabi. It is an adhesive bandage that depends on gold nanoparticles to rapidly detect the ...

TULSA, Okla. — We all remember the lines of folks waiting and waiting to get their free Covid tests. But as of May, test kits were no longer available without charge. That’s when scammers started ...

Given the highly infectious nature of the COVID pathogen, tests for the virus had to be quick, reliable and safe. The test ...