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 ...

Remember all those lateral flow tests we used to do during the Covid pandemic and ­occasionally still do? Well, that useful technology has a life beyond Covid – it can detect brain tumours. A team at ...

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 free ...

The latest Covid variant that appears to be spreading in the UK is BA.2.86, dubbed Pirola. Lateral flow testing is no longer mandatory, but it remains an effective way to find out if you have the ...