Two types of COVID-19 tests, the rapid antigen test and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, are available in the United States. The PCR typically relies on lab testing and is still considered ...

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 ...

Now that we've all been trained on doing nose swabs for COVID-19 tests, we will soon have the option to test for the flu at the same time, too. The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the ...

A first-of-its-kind at-home test that detects the viruses behind both COVID-19 and common strains of the flu has been approved for use in the U.S. and could soon be available to folks in Charlotte.

When it comes to determining whether sniffles or a cough are COVID, people now rely more heavily on at-home tests to learn whether they have the virus. But can they trust that a self-test is providing ...

With flu and RSV seasons set to soon heighten, when should you test for COVID if you are sick and how often? The federal government recently resumed its program of shipping out free COVID tests to ...

Select independently determines what we cover and recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more. Gone are the days of visiting a doctor’s office to determine whether ...

Can at-home COVID tests pick up new variants such as Eris and Pirola? (Photo Illustration: Victoria Ellis for Yahoo News; photos: Getty Images) At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no ...

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For three pandemic years, people with runny noses and fevers have sweated out a tough question: “Is this COVID, which has killed more than a million Americans, or is it a more familiar flu?” Many of ...

Over 75% of Californians are now fully vaccinated, and over 58% have received their COVID booster shot. But widespread breakthrough infections in fully vaccinated people and the recent rise in COVID ...

Health Ministry lifts mandatory COVID-19 testing for organ transplants, preserving organs from asymptomatic donors while ...