When it comes to determining whether sniffles or a cough are COVID, people now rely more heavily on at-home tests to learn whether they have the virus. But can they trust that a self-test is providing ...

Testing yourself for coronavirus infection can be more convenient than getting a clinic or lab test, but from a public health standpoint, experts say there's at least one key downside. Testing ...

With 906,433 active COVID-19 cases going on in the U.S. and COVID-related deaths up 12.5%, the Biden administration has decided that it would be smart money to stop forcing consumers to pay for ...

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Before COVID-19, figuring out whether a sore throat, fever, and runny nose were caused by a cold, flu, or strep wasn’t a top priority. You either powered through, knowing you’d be miserable for a few ...

The FDA has extended the shelf life for some COVID-19 tests. Now that allergy season is here, many are finding themselves with symptoms asking: Is it allergies or a cold? COVID? Something else? Since ...

With cases of COVID-19 on the rise again this winter thanks in part to the new JN.1 variant of the virus, now is probably a good time to take stock of the tests you may have at home. According to data ...

In a recent study published in medRxiv*, researchers evaluated real-world evidence on the performance of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) self-testing strategies (COVIDSTs). Study: Self-tests for ...

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Thirty percent of U.S. adults would not or might not test for suspected COVID-19, according to a cross-sectional online national survey. Among just over 2,000 survey respondents, 70% said they would ...

Awareness of positive self-test results can also help public health experts better understand how vaccines are holding up against the virus -- and which activities might be particularly risky for ...