What's the Deal With COVID Testing Now? Doctors Explain When to Test, How to Get Them and More

There's still a lot of confusion around the best time to take a COVID test and where to get them. Here, experts share their ...
LAist

As omicron spreads, here's the best and most accurate way to use rapid antigen tests

Throughout the U.S., many have noticed it's pretty hard right now to get your hands on those over-the-counter rapid COVID tests. But the Biden administration is hoping to offer some relief. Today, it ...
Yahoo

How to Check if Your Expired At-Home COVID Test Is Still Good to Use

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 ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Flowflex COVID-19 Antigen Test Approved for OTC Use

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared ACON Laboratories’ Flowflex COVID-19 Antigen Home Test, the first over-the-counter (OTC) antigen test. Previously, the test was authorized for ...
AOL

What does a faint line on a rapid COVID-19 test mean?

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 ...
USA Today

More free COVID tests are available this holiday season: How to order yours

The government is offering another round of free at-home COVID tests to Americans in time for the holiday season. As flu and RSV season kick into full swing, precautions meant to keep families healthy ...
MedPage Today

Can Rapid COVID Tests Reveal More Than a Positive/Negative Result?

At-home rapid COVID-19 tests can reveal more about viral load than a simple positive/negative result, according to experts. "By definition, the basic technology suggests that you somehow have to go ...
Health on MSN

How Long Will You Test Positive for COVID-19 After Recovery?

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 ...
FOX8 Cleveland

Can I use my expired COVID-19 test? Here’s how to know

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) – After stocking up on free ...
Reuters

Countries turn to rapid antigen tests to contain second wave of COVID-19

ZURICH/BERLIN, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Countries straining to contain a second wave of COVID-19 are turning to faster, cheaper but less accurate tests to avoid the delays and shortages that have plagued ...
News Medical

The relationship between antigen concentration and diagnostic test performance for SARS-CoV-2 on different types of samples

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* server, a team of researchers investigated how antigen concentration and viral load in different specimen types affected the performance of severe acute ...