New COVID-19 restrictions for international travel and other activities are fueling consumer demand for highly accurate polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, tests with rapid turnaround times. Some ...

Dr. Matt Binnicker, an expert in the diagnosis of infectious diseases, reviews scenarios where an at-home antigen test is a good option, and when to seek out a lab-based PCR. The omicron variant is ...

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For any American wondering if they have Covid-19, there are two kinds of tests available: polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and rapid antigen (sometimes just called “rapid tests”). The two tests work in ...

If you had COVID-19 symptoms in 2020, you probably would have masked up and braved a visit to a laboratory, doctor’s office, or clinic to get a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. A health care ...

PCR is a mainstay in diagnostics, but whether a sample is collected at a clinic or at home, such tests require sending a sample to a lab and then waiting for results. A new FDA authorized ...

New guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) withdrawing their request for Emergency Use Authorization for a coronavirus test introduced in February 2020 do not mean ...

• The article cites a WHO notice that reminds lab technicians to carefully read the user’s manuals that come with COVID-19 tests and interpret results carefully. The notice does not say or imply that ...

ATLANTA — As coronavirus research continues to evolve, so does the spread of misinformation. Now there's a new claim making the rounds and questioning the accuracy of COVID-19 testing. Our VERIFY team ...

Though PCR testing has been established as the gold standard for COVID-19 detection, it remains less accessible than rapid antigen testing, since most PCR tests typically take longer to return results ...

Among them are the drive-thru site run by Test Iowa, sites at local Walgreens and Hy-Vee stores and at local health care providers. What type of tests are available? Providers in the metro offer ...