Lateral flow tests are for people who have no symptoms but will help you to check if you may have Covid-19 and prevent it spreading to others.

Before 2020, the words “lateral flow” meant little to anyone outside the scientific community. When talking to people unfamiliar with lateral flow, those working with the technology would often have ...

From RTÉ One's Six One News, how to use Covid antigen tests The flow test detects a target molecule in the sample, an antigen in the case of Covid-19 and a hormone in the case of a pregnancy test ...

Lateral flow tests are being used in a bid to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks due to asymptomatic cases.

Lateral flow testing has become part of daily life for many of us, but from April these will no longer be available for free. In just over two weeks, anyone who is not identified as eligible for ...

Test sensitivity for lateral flow tests is also dependent on the person who does the test. Training and regular use helps to reduce this as people become more experienced in using lateral flow tests.

So what test do you take and when? Here we explain when you should take a PCR test and when you should take a Rapid Flow Test. Which test you get will depend on whether or not you have any symptoms.

Although lateral flow immunoassays have been central to clinical diagnostics for over six decades, their public health use during the pandemic cast a new spotlight on this veteran testing technology.

A simple lateral flow test, similar to those used during the Covid-19 pandemic, is set to detect recurring, aggressive brain tumours The technology, developed by scientists at the University of ...

How much lateral flow Covid tests cost to buy from pharmacies and supermarkets Our colleagues at MEN have rounded up the cost of lateral flow testing kits. They can be picked up for as little as ...