The co-owner of a Chicago COVID-19 testing laboratory was sentenced to seven years in federal prison Wednesday for a fraud scheme in which in which his company provided fake negative results to people ...

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NAAT tests, including PCR tests, are more likely to detect the virus, and are considered the “gold standard” for COVID-19 tests. Samples are usually taken in a health-care setting and sent to a lab ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- New rapid at-home tests could be at stores soon, after the FDA approved two additional brands. However, there are questions about how effective those antigen tests are at ...

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests are one of the most popular diagnostic tools for the detection and diagnosis of viral diseases, such as coronavirus (COVID-19), due to their ability to rapidly ...

The Becton Dickinson lab-free COVID-19 test was already in use in the US, and the company is now in talks with European governments.

"I would still say that distancing and outdoor air are your best friends," one leading public health expert told Insider.

Type: COVID-19 test kits are categorized into equipment and extraction kits, rRT-PCR test kits, and reagents. Among these, rRT-PCR test kits, which enable the detection of viral RNA in respiratory ...