Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and rapid (antigen) tests for COVID-19 both involve taking a swab. Results for a PCR test take longer, as it needs to go to a laboratory. It is more costly but tends to ...

Rapid COVID tests are convenient and easy to use because you can take them at home. But it's important to know how to interpret their results, when you should take another rapid test and when you ...

Antigen tests can identify the presence of antigens within the body, which are substances that cause immune responses, such as the release of antibodies. The immune system, and antibodies specifically ...

As the various subvariants of omicron continue to circulate in the U.S., rapid at-home tests remain an important tool for protecting yourself and others. Home tests are appealing because they allow ...

Two tests are apparently better than one. Starting today, anyone looking to take a rapid COVID-19 test at any of the 27 Miami-Dade County-run testing sites will have to also take a PCR test, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By now, most of us know the basics of taking a COVID-19 test at home. With cases, test positivity and hospitalizations due to ...

At-home rapid COVID antigen tests are playing a larger role in the fight against disease variants. Photo credit: Rose Hoban This story originally published online at NC Health News. In the coming days ...

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If you're confused about why you're consistently testing negative on your at-home antigen test even though you're experiencing Covid symptoms, you're not the only one. More and more people are ...

The holidays are well underway and people are looking forward to or already enjoying time with friends and family, some of whom have likely traveled a distance to attend the festivities (and brought ...

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has spread to almost every country around the world, causing death and ...