With Omicron subvariants continuing to evolve and spread, more and more people are testing positive for COVID across the US and Illinois. As of the latest update, eight counties in Illinois were ...

Last week, I was about to go on a date, and because I'm severely immunocompromised, we agreed he would take a COVID test ...

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 ...

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 ...

You may get a PCR test, which can show a positive result for up to three months after recovery. If you take a rapid antigen test, it may not detect COVID after nine days, but it is more accurate for ...

While COVID-19 never fully went away the way many of us hoped it would when we were embracing Zoom happy hours and worked from home in March of 2020, ramped-up testing efforts have made it easier to ...

If you’ve headed to a work event, family gathering or crowded space in the last two years, it’s likely you’ve taken an at-home COVID-19 test to check your viral status. It’s how much of the world is ...

Most people who contract COVID-19 likely won't experience symptoms for more than two weeks at most, but could test positive months following infection. According to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Rutgers scientists have developed a lab test that can quickly and easily identify which variant of the virus causing COVID-19 has infected a person, an advance expected to greatly assist health ...