A false positive result is possible with a rapid COVID-19 test. It happens when a person does not have COVID-19 but still tests positive for the disease. People can use a rapid COVID-19 test at home ...

Some 50% of people who test positive for Covid-19 on a rapid test after five days of infection are likely no longer contagious, a Journal of the American Medical Association study released on ...

Every household in the United States now is eligible to order more free rapid COVID-19 test kits from the federal government. Beginning Nov. 20, households that previously ordered tests this fall ...

With the latest XEC COVID variant making its rounds, it’s likely you or someone you know has had to take an at-home test recently. Thankfully tests are more available than they have been in months ...

(WPRI) – More than 56,000 COVID-19 rapid test kits are being recalled because they might not produce accurate results, according to the Food and Drug Administration. University Meditech Inc.

COVID-19 rapid tests are easy to take—and then toss. So most people never report their results, which leaves health officials with an incomplete picture of how much virus is circulating and where. The ...

Molecular tests are far superior to rapid antigen tests—and now you can get them for home use. Last week, I was about to go on a date, and because I'm severely immunocompromised, we agreed he would ...

Many EU governments oppose common rules on the use of rapid COVID-19 tests, an internal document seen by Reuters says, in a ...

Nothing puts a damper on your holiday plans like a positive COVID-19 test. But what if that line is super faint? Do you still have COVID-19 —or can you go ahead and attend your office party like you ...

Health officials recommend not automatically following the expiration date listed on a rapid test kit, as some expiration dates have been extended by the FDA. A resident displays an at-home rapid ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Don’t be so quick to toss your expired at-home coronavirus (COVID-19) rapid test kits – they might still be good. There are 22 at-home COVID-19 tests authorized by the U.S. Food ...