Two types of COVID-19 tests, the rapid antigen test and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, are available in the United States. The PCR typically relies on lab testing and is still considered ...

Rapid COVID tests are convenient and easy to use because you can take them at home. But it's important to know how to interpret their results, when you should take another rapid test and when you ...

Yes, the experts agree. If you performed the test correctly, a faint line on a COVID test is still a positive result. "Any ...

For instance, if you only get a very faint line, it might be hard to know whether or not that means your results are positive. I know how that feels firsthand. After more than two years of evading ...

As fall temperatures set in, cold and flu season gets into full swing and holiday travel picks up, people will undoubtedly have questions about COVID-19 testing. Is this the year people can finally ...

Americans can once again order COVID-19 test kits for their household at no charge. The Biden Administration has reopened a program that distributed hundreds of millions of tests to homes across the ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — With COVID-19 cases on the rise, taking an easy-to-get rapid test can give you quick results. But the timing has become tricky. If you have COVID symptoms, such as fever, cough ...

As Covid cases rise, at-home tests are a critical tool to keep yourself and others safe. Here are answers to a few common questions about when and how to use them. By Dani Blum Since the public health ...

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As fall temperatures set in, cold and flu season gets into full swing, and holiday travel picks up, people will undoubtedly have questions about Covid-19 testing. Is this the year people can finally ...

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 ...

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 ...