The FDA has issued emergency authorizations to 12 antibody tests for the virus. As federal officials gradually begin reopening the country, expanded testing is central to the conversation. Until now, ...

CHICAGO, Ill. -- Scientists are continuing to develop new COVID-19 testing methods. Everything from throat swabs and saliva tests to breathalyzers are potential options. The federal government has ...

Given the highly infectious nature of the COVID pathogen, tests for the virus had to be quick, reliable and safe. The test ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — With the terrifying coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic of 2020 behind us and the world now returned to normal, many people have moved away from vaccination or even testing for the ...

Millions of COVID-19-associated illnesses and outpatient visits as well as thousands of hospitalizations and deaths continued to occur annually in the United States from late 2022 through 2024, ...

Results are detected within just a few minutes, the agency said. The Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization for a COVID-19 test that uses breath samples -- the first of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. an iHealth COVID-19 antigen rapid test kit The federal government may destroy its remaining supply of COVID-19 tests. The US ...

Testing positive for COVID-19 is not exactly a positive experience. After all, wanting to go viral these days doesn’t tend to mean wanting to be infected by the severe acute respiratory syndrome ...

The federal government "is not currently accepting orders" for its free COVID-19 test program, according to a message on the program website. For over three years, the government mailed free COVID-19 ...

Explainer - We know, nobody wants to think about Covid these days if you can help it. However, it's still out there, and a recent surge in cases and a persistent new variant are driving a new wave of ...

It's that time of year again where you may be asking yourself if your sore throat is the flu, a cold or a case of COVID-19. Though health officials still recommend testing for COVID-19 if you're ...