Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and rapid (antigen) tests for COVID-19 both involve taking a swab. Results for a PCR test take longer, as it needs to go to a laboratory. It is more costly but tends to ...

Rapid COVID tests are convenient and easy to use because you can take them at home. But it's important to know how to interpret their results, when you should take another rapid test and when you ...

Jan 10 (Reuters) - The fast-spreading Omicron variant has made us more reliant on rapid at-home antigen tests to tell us if we have COVID-19. But should we be swabbing our throats as well as our noses ...

What does it mean if a person’s rapid antigen test result comes back positive after five days of isolation due to Covid-19? According to the experts, that person is most likely still carrying a viral ...

COVID-19 cases have been slowly ticking up in the U.S., with the omicron BA.2 subvariant now the dominant strain in the country. At the same time, rapid at-home antigen tests have become the first ...

With new COVID cases in Florida on the rise, taking an easy-to-get rapid test can give you quick results. But the timing has become tricky. If you have COVID-19 symptoms, such as fever, cough, ...