In a recent study published on the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers evaluate the feasibility and robustness of an optimized reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) ...

A recent study tested the performance and quality of alternative test kits used for the routine detection of the COVID-19 virus. (Photo: D. Calma/IAEA) The primordial days of the COVID-19 outbreak led ...

More and more parents are testing their children for coronavirus at home, whether schools handed them at-home testing kits or if it’s because they want to visit other family members. Many parents are ...

At-home COVID-19 tests have become an easy way to self-diagnose. But current tests have drawbacks, such as the length of time it takes to get an answer, or how accurately the test can identify a ...

An affordable new diagnostic tool that delivers COVID-19 test results in under an hour could help boost pandemic preparedness in resource-poor regions, according to a team of researchers. The reverse ...

Ever since the omicron variant arrived in the US, there’s been a testing shortage in the country. Stuck between long lines at dedicated clinics and overly expensive at-home tests, many Americans have ...

If you've accumulated a stockpile of rapid at-home COVID-19 tests over the course of the pandemic — including a handful of free products delivered by the government to your home — you may be surprised ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island municipalities are announcing more opportunities for residents to collect free COVID-19 test kits. Gov. Dan McKee announced the state received an additional ...

With the latest round of COVID test kits from the government set to arrive in the mail as early as this week, how can you get yours? The first shipments are already being sent to homes across the U.S.