REMAINS TO BE SEEN. RANDI: LCMC HEALTH WILL BEGIN USING RAPID TESTING PROCEDURES ALL ACROSS ITS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM TO DIAGNOSE COVID-19 PATIENTS. CHARLES: THIS INCLUDES TOURO, UMC, AND WEST JEFFERSON ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized the first rapid coronavirus test that doesn't need any special computer equipment to get results. The 15-minute test from Abbott Laboratories ...

The pandemic isn’t over. Although it's no longer considered a national and public health emergency, we're currently seeing a surge in cases and the spread of two new variants—EG.5 (Eris) and BA.2.86 ( ...

What does it mean if a person's rapid antigen test result comes back positive after five days of isolation due to COVID-19? According to the experts, that person is most likely still carrying a viral ...

Two tests are apparently better than one. Starting today, anyone looking to take a rapid COVID-19 test at any of the 27 Miami-Dade County-run testing sites will have to also take a PCR test, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . BOSTON – Both tablet-based and website-based Melbourne Rapid Fields tests had high test-retest reliability, with ...

Arizona advances in fighting Valley Fever with a new rapid test developed by Dr. Thomas Grys of the Mayo Clinic and ASU, ...

Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a rapid test that quickly detects hepatitis C, but insurance ...