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

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- It's a question many are asking -- when do you take a PCR COVID-19 test versus taking a rapid test? The prime time to take a PCR test is when you have had a known or suspected ...

Medically reviewed by Kate Colby, MPHYou 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 ...

RSV is short for respiratory syncytial virus. It’s a virus that can cause respiratory infections in your lungs, nose, and throat. It’s best to test for RSV soon after your symptoms start. That’s ...

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- A new study by Johns Hopkins Medicine suggests rapid antigen testing is comparable in accuracy to PCR testing in children. Over a 7-month study in 2021, 1054 patients under the age ...

New high-tech Covid-19 tests promise better and earlier detection of the virus—similar to a PCR test. WSJ’s Joanna Stern (and her mannequin clone) tried out the Detect Covid-19 Test and Cue Health ...

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. today announced the launch of a new rapid environmental test to help in the fight against COVID-19. The Thermo Scientific Renvo Rapid PCR Test is the latest solution in ...

COVID-19 cases have been slowly ticking up in the U.S., with the omicron BA.2 subvariant now the dominant strain in the country. At the same time, rapid at-home antigen tests have become the first ...

Only if the rapid antigen test is positive will a PCR test be performed. Rapid antigen tests provide ... head of the Central Disease Control Headquarters' situation management team, urged, "Do not be ...

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 ...