At-home COVID-19 tests can give you insight into whether you have a current coronavirus infection and can provide results in as little as a few minutes. Here’s what you need to know about how to get ...

A PCR test is often considered the gold standard for detecting coronavirus infection. It’s the test some employers want employees to take before returning to work after having Covid-19, and the one ...

Thea van de Mortel teaches into the graduate Infection Prevention and Control program at Griffith University. With Christmas around the corner and COVID-19 case numbers rising, it’s important to keep ...

Medical professionals can usually collect samples very quickly. However, people may have to wait for the results. While rapid tests take only around 15 minutes, slower tests may require an 8-hour wait ...

A test is a test is a test right? With COVID-19 tests, that's not true. Some organizers are asking for negative tests or proof of vaccination to enter festivals and other events, and people are being ...

Are you looking to get a COVID test but don't want to leave your house? Well, you have some options. At-home tests are fairly readily available for those not wanting to go to a mass-testing site or ...

Medically reviewed by Kate Colby, MPH You may get a PCR test, which can show a positive result for up to three months after recovery. If you take a rapid antigen test, it may not detect COVID after ...

Rapid COVID tests are convenient and easy to use because you can take them at home. But it's important to know how to interpret their results, when you should take another rapid test and when you ...

The government is offering another round of free at-home COVID tests to Americans in time for the holiday season. As flu and RSV season kick into full swing, precautions meant to keep families healthy ...

Heading to the airport and going through checking in, waiting in line at security and finding your gate can be stressful as it is. Now, throw COVID-19 into the mix. As you start to plan a ...

With Omicron subvariants continuing to evolve and spread, more and more people are testing positive for COVID across the US and Illinois. As of the latest update, eight counties in Illinois were ...