At-home COVID-19 tests have become commonplace for many households, but knowing when exactly to take a rapid test — or when to throw old ones out — isn't always straightforward. Here's what health ...

I was an early believer in the usefulness of at-home rapid COVID tests. Used correctly, they can decrease the spread of COVID-19. The Biden administration announced last week that free tests will once ...

Welcome to what some experts say is the country’s second largest COVID wave since the start of the pandemic. In the past few weeks, there’s been a striking increase in new cases, hospitalizations, and ...

At-home rapid COVID-19 tests can reveal more about viral load than a simple positive/negative result, according to experts. "By definition, the basic technology suggests that you somehow have to go ...

At-home Covid tests can be ordered for free starting Monday. Households can now order four free tests for home delivery at COVIDTests.gov. According to the government website, orders will begin ...

These days, many people use at-home COVID-19 tests when they feel ill, rather than going out to get tested by a professional. (That’s when they bother to test at all.) But for all their convenience, ...

Using clinical samples obtained from diagnostic labs throughout the U.S. from 2020 to 2023, the National Institutes of Health, through its Variant Task Force, analyzed the effectiveness of more than ...

This article, Do Home COVID Tests Work for BA.5?, originally appeared on CNET.com. BA.5, a mutation of the original omicron variant that is now responsible for almost 80% of all current COVID-19 cases ...

The U.S. is currently in the midst of a Covid wave, fueled by the JN.1 variant that’s driving up hospitalizations and deaths across the country. For most people, however, the new variant doesn’t seem ...