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SAN FRANCISCO -- There has been a lot of talk about testing for the coronavirus, but you may not entirely understand what the different tests are for. The coronavirus makes some people sick, some ...

Severity of a COVID-19 illness could be determined by examining autoantibodies in the nasal cavity, allowing more personalized treatment protocols. Severe COVID-19 can be life-threatening for patients ...

A new nasal swab test can accurately predict the severity of COVID-19 infections. It provides a more precise prediction than currently available of how serious the case is by focusing on ...

The Food and Drug Administration has granted authorization of a COVID-19 and flu test that can be used without a prescription. The authorization, announced Monday, uses a nasal swab to detect the ...

This article was originally published by Healthbeat. Sign up for their public health newsletters at healthbeat.org/newsletters. Heading into the fifth U.S. winter of ...

Molecular tests are far superior to rapid antigen tests—and now you can get them for home use. Last week, I was about to go on a date, and because I'm severely immunocompromised, we agreed he would ...

With COVID-19 cases on the rise again in the U.S., Americans are reviving a familiar precautionary measure: Screening for the virus using rapid at-home tests. Many people still have kits the ...

The test delivers results in approximately 15 minutes. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the first over-the-counter combination COVID-19 and flu test outside of emergency use on Monday ...