In September 2020, the SD Biosensor STANDARD Q COVID-19 Ag Test became the first rapid antigen test ever listed under WHO’s ...

WHO noted that prequalified tests can now be prioritized in pooled procurement mechanisms, which help lower prices, stabilize ...

NAAT tests, including PCR tests, are more likely to detect the virus, and are considered the “gold standard” for COVID-19 tests. Samples are usually taken in a health-care setting and sent to a lab ...

New findings from the RECOVER-Adult cohort study show that 25 routine clinical lab tests are not effective in diagnosing postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection, echoing results from earlier ...

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden plans to announce on Tuesday that his administration will distribute 500 million free at-home rapid tests to Americans beginning in January to combat the surging ...

WHO said the decision builds on earlier emergency approvals and reflects the continued need for affordable, fast COVID-19 testing even after the pandemic’s emergency phase.

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The federal government may destroy its remaining supply of COVID-19 tests. The US government has been helping people detect COVID-19 at home for several years with free COVID test kits delivered by ...

"I would still say that distancing and outdoor air are your best friends," one leading public health expert told Insider.

The Becton Dickinson lab-free COVID-19 test was already in use in the US, and the company is now in talks with European governments.

A case control study linked lower vitamin D and potassium, higher CRP and NLR, and lower Lym/CRP ratio with greater COVID-19 ...

A COVID lab owner pleaded guilty to a scheme where fake negative results were delivered when tests hadn’t been run, federal officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A COVID testing lab in Chicago ...