Using clinical samples obtained from diagnostic labs throughout the U.S. from 2020 to 2023, the National Institutes of Health, through its Variant Task Force, analyzed the effectiveness of more than ...

People can test themselves about as accurately at home with rapid antigen coronavirus tests as health care professionals using the same tests, according to a Johns Hopkins Medicine-led study published ...

A new rapid test could improve treatment of urinary tract infections, by identifying the most effective antibiotic for each individual patient. The test applies different antibiotics to bacteria found ...

Over the last couple of decades, rapid diagnostic tests have emerged as a vital tool in the fight to control malaria. The relatively inexpensive test strips, which work in just minutes, have diagnosed ...

The COVID-19 pandemic marked the first time in the history of pandemics where self-testing was used as an essential component of a widespread public infection control and prevention strategy. Nearly ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — The first fully FDA-approved at-home test kit to combine COVID-19 and flu tests is now available. It’s called the Healgen rapid test. The test kit is approved outside of emergency ...

This researcher at Virginia Tech uses a waterproof bag to capture air, in the development of a COVID air sampling device. (Courtesy Virginia Tech) Researchers at Virginia Tech are working on a device ...