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 ...

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests were the first available for spotting the coronavirus. They work by detecting the virus’s genetic material, and are very accurate. Then came rapid tests, also ...

Only a few years ago the benefits of lateral flow diagnostic tests weren’t widely understood outside of scientific circles. The reason most people came into contact with the technology was through the ...

YORK, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Abingdon Health plc (“the Company”), a leading international developer and manufacturer of high quality and effective rapid tests, announces that the AbC-19™ Rapid Test ...

MILWAUKEE - Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc., announced Thursday, Nov. 19 FDA-authorized rapid antibody testing is now available at its Pick ‘n Save and Metro Market pharmacy locations. The FDA-authorized ...

Abbott Laboratories won Food and Drug Administration emergency clearance for its portable test for the coronavirus strain Covid-19 that will sell for just $5 and allow for “frequent mass testing” in ...

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI) today announced the launch of the PerkinElmer® COVID-19 Antigen Test for the qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Dillons Pharmacy has announced a new rapid antibody testing program across all pharmacies. This will help inform patients if they’ve previously been infected with SARS-CoV-2, ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Citing high demand and short supply, Indiana is reducing COVID-19 rapid testing at state and local health department sites effective immediately. The change does not affect the ...

MANCHESTER/LONDON, England, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Britain is aiming early next year to be ready to start charging for some previously free COVID-19 tests, two sources close to the health service said, a ...