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 ...

In an attempt to keep the number of Covid cases down to a minimum, mass testing has been implemented across England while lockdown restrictions ease. How can you get one sent to your home? Rapid ...

Scientists and public health experts built the COVID-19 pandemic response on years of experience navigating infectious disease outbreaks. Although lateral flow immunoassays have been central to ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

In a recent review published in Nature Reviews Bioengineering, researchers assessed the changing landscape of lateral flow tests (LFTs), and the development of next-generation LFTs based on lessons ...

The U.S. government continues to push for more at-home screening to combat the spread of COVID-19 as a winter surge and the contagious delta and omicron variants have pushed the country’s daily case ...

England’s care homes are being "failed" by a flawed rollout of rapid lateral flow tests, an expert has warned. Analysis of a pilot of a quick Covid test scheme found it had no impact on outbreaks. A ...

Free, rapid at-home COVID-19 test kits will be available to Johns Hopkins University faculty and staff starting Tuesday, Feb. 1, to help ensure a safe transition back to campus when the university ...