Now that we've all been trained on doing nose swabs for COVID-19 tests, we will soon have the option to test for the flu at the same time, too. The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the ...

In the rush to get at-home tests on the market, they were released with short shelf lives on their packaging. But some have ...

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There are three different ways to test for COVID-19: PCR tests, antigen tests and antibody tests. Each method is best for a different stage of COVID-19 infection. Used in sequence, all three methods ...

If you had COVID-19 symptoms in 2020, you probably would have masked up and braved a visit to a laboratory, doctor’s office, or clinic to get a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. A health care ...

Researchers often call the polymerase chain reaction test – known as the PCR test – "the gold standard" for detecting the COVID-19 virus. The test is considered highly reliable and effective, and it ...

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Amid a rise in COVID cases and the start of fall allergies, flu and RSV season, experts say testing is an important tool heading into the cooler month. With more people testing positive for COVID once ...

For three pandemic years, people with runny noses and fevers have sweated out a tough question: “Is this COVID, which has killed more than a million Americans, or is it a more familiar flu?” Many of ...

It seems everyone has a “summer cold” these days. If you have hallmark COVID symptoms—headache, runny nose, sore throat, sneezing, cough—but your at–home test says you’re negative, what do you believe ...

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