In a recent study published on the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers evaluate the feasibility and robustness of an optimized reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) ...

A recent study tested the performance and quality of alternative test kits used for the routine detection of the COVID-19 virus. (Photo: D. Calma/IAEA) The primordial days of the COVID-19 outbreak led ...

More and more parents are testing their children for coronavirus at home, whether schools handed them at-home testing kits or if it’s because they want to visit other family members. Many parents are ...

At-home COVID-19 tests have become an easy way to self-diagnose. But current tests have drawbacks, such as the length of time it takes to get an answer, or how accurately the test can identify a ...

An affordable new diagnostic tool that delivers COVID-19 test results in under an hour could help boost pandemic preparedness in resource-poor regions, according to a team of researchers. The reverse ...

Ever since the omicron variant arrived in the US, there’s been a testing shortage in the country. Stuck between long lines at dedicated clinics and overly expensive at-home tests, many Americans have ...

If you've accumulated a stockpile of rapid at-home COVID-19 tests over the course of the pandemic — including a handful of free products delivered by the government to your home — you may be surprised ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island municipalities are announcing more opportunities for residents to collect free COVID-19 test kits. Gov. Dan McKee announced the state received an additional ...