Covid test kits that only use nasal swabs are slower to pick up Omicron infections than throat swabs, scientists believe. According to a new real-world study, it may take an average of three days for ...

The number of people being admitted to hospital with Covid in England has begun to rise again, new data from the NHS shows. It comes as experts in Europe warned of a new wave of the virus driven by ...

The newer versions of lateral flow tests (LFTs) instruct the user to swab the nose only when testing for Covid – and the change came as a relief for those who hated doing the gag-inducing throat and ...

CAMBRIDGE & WETHERBY, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avacta Group plc (AIM: AVCT), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative cancer therapies and powerful diagnostics based on its ...

A new at-home COVID test has received emergency use authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Below is what you need to know about the at-home test. How can I get a Quidel ...

Can you test positive for covid-19 without being infectious? Even if you have had three doses of coronavirus vaccine, a positive lateral flow test (LFT) result means you are infectious to other people ...

WALTHAM, Mass. & WATERTOWN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rhinostics Inc. and Nexus Medical Labs recently received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a ...

More than 14 million coronavirus tests have been taken in the UK in the past year, of which around 60% were polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, according to government data. But the use of lateral ...

We’re entering a phase in the COVID-19 pandemic where transmission is going to go through the roof because of the Delta variant. But as vaccinations ramp up around the world, the main cost to society ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I focus on the industrialization of additive manufacturing. When it comes to a Covid-19 test, comfort isn’t the first thing that ...