As the nation experiences what many experts believe is the second-largest wave of COVID infections since the pandemic started, many Americans will be checking to make sure they don’t have the ...

Whether you’re already feeling sick or want to prepare for the cold season, here’s what you should know about buying a COVID test — at-home or PCR. COVID-19 cases have been on the rise (though still ...

Over the past four years, many of us have become accustomed to a swab up the nose to test for COVID-19, using at-home rapid antigen tests or the more accurate clinic-provided PCR tests with a longer ...

Can at-home COVID tests pick up new variants such as Eris and Pirola? (Photo Illustration: Victoria Ellis for Yahoo News; photos: Getty Images) At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no ...

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test kits for COVID-19 use what’s known as gene cloning – not reproductive cloning – to detect the presence or absence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, but social media posts ...

As the holiday season kicks off United States, so does another, less enjoyable winter tradition: respiratory virus season. Although COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have been trending downward in ...

When you’re feeling sniffly, congested, or run down, you may be experiencing COVID symptoms and it’s a good idea to test yourself for COVID-19, especially in the midst of new variants like EG.5 (Eris) ...

As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its fourth year, a negative result on a little plastic at-home test feels a bit less comforting than it once did. Still, you dutifully swab your nostrils before dinner ...

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 ...

For instance, if you only get a very faint line, it might be hard to know whether or not that means your results are positive. I know how that feels firsthand. After more than two years of evading ...