The last thing most of us want to do is unknowingly get another person sick with COVID-19, but heading into the doctor’s office to get tested can be inconvenient. But just how accurate are the rapid, ...

The announcement came last week with the White House signaling a billion-dollar investment in at-home rapid coronavirus tests. It also said 20,000 pharmacies across the country would offer free ...

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 ...

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests were the first available for spotting the coronavirus. They work by detecting the virus’s genetic material, and are very accurate. Then came rapid tests, also ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. As winter begins and the holidays are in full swing, the COVID-19 pandemic ...