A PCR test detects the actual genetic material of the virus and involves a step that amplifies the presence of any material ...

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 ...

Americans can no longer order free at-home COVID-19 tests from the government through COVIDtests.gov. The suspension of the program, which has distributed over 1.8 billion COVID tests across the ...

Seemingly expired COVID test kits continued to prove useful as health officials advised New Yorkers to check for extended expiration dates on the at-home respiratory virus fighting tool. The COVID ...

As summer comes to an end, COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in California. While respiratory viruses usually peak in the winter, the novel coronavirus can also surge in the warmer months.

The Food and Drug Administration is warning the public about unauthorized test kits that may be marketed to test for COVID-19 at home. Coronavirus-related fraud is already so widespread, the ...

Stratus and Nimbus have similar symptoms to previous variants including a fever, cough and runny nose, but the Nimbus variant ...

You can no longer order free COVID-19 tests from the United States government. As of March 10, the government's free coronavirus test distribution program, COVIDtests.gov, is not currently accepting ...