Point-of-care (POC) SARS-CoV-2 tests, which can deliver results in a matter of minutes, could mark a shift away from traditional clinical diagnostic lab tests that take days to POC tests that can be ...

2025 update: This federal program has ended and free tests are not current available from the government website. Federal health officials have justified the millions they have spent on device ...

(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday that Abbott Laboratories’ speedy coronavirus test, which can deliver results within minutes and is used at the White House, could ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- As things open back up, we're seeing some places require COVID-19 testing. At-home rapid COVID tests can produce results in minutes. To find out how they work and just how effective ...

How many times have you stared at a home COVID-19 test, waiting for the faint line that confirms an infection? Those home antigen tests often fail to detect a recent infection or one with no symptoms.

Without much data on how COVID-19 tests are performing in the real world, concerns are mounting that a lack of accurate testing will make it more difficult for America to relax social distancing, as ...

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Scientists at Mass General Brigham have developed a powerful new tool called LUCAS (Luminescence CAscade-based Sensor). Unlike older virus detection tests, LUCAS is fast, portable, and incredibly ...

How accurate are the coronavirus tests used in the U.S.? Months into the outbreak, no one really knows how well many of the screening tests work, and experts at top medical centers say it is time to ...