Despite their modest sensitivity, because of their rapid turnaround time, RIDTs could occupy a place at the point-of-care that more accurate tests, such as RT-PCR, are currently unable to fill.

Rapid tests can be performed by staff with limited laboratory training. However, reading the test result relies on subjective interpretation, and when the result is borderline, experienced staff give ...

There are some rapid tests you might be able to take past the expiration date on the box. Here’s what to know.

That said, Adalja explained that timing and frequency play important roles in getting accurate results from at-home tests. “[The rapid test] might be negative in the early days of symptoms ...

A scratchy, sore throat, a relentless fever, a pounding head and a nasty cough – these symptoms all scream upper respiratory ...

Taxpayer dollars have flowed largely towards manufacturers of inexpensive rapid antigen tests like Access Bio in New Jersey and iHealth in California, instead of more accurate "molecular ...

Montreal pharmacist Aleck Brodeur just got a shipment of COVID-19 rapid tests. Ever since the temperature has been dropping, more people have wanted to buy them, he says. "They go out so fast.

We have another page on the accuracy of self-sampling. Self-testing is sometimes called ‘home testing’, because people often do it at home. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that HIV self ...

Researchers at UCLA developed an AI-enhanced Lyme disease test that delivers accurate results in 20 minutes ... The new Lyme disease test is one of the first examples of rapid diagnostic technologies ...

He said they searched pharmacies and the public health unit to no avail, only finding an outdated test at one pharmacy. How accurate is your rapid test now? Experts weigh in as Omicron fuels 6th ...

Welsh researchers have secured nearly £1.2m in funding to create a groundbreaking bovine tuberculosis (TB) detector that can ...

With flu season right around the bend, the United States has a new (and familiar) way for people to test for the flu—this ...