Medically reviewed by Jordana Haber Hazan, MD Key Takeaways PCR tests are very accurate and can find the virus even in people without symptoms.Rapid tests can be done at home and show results in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For any American wondering if they have Covid-19, there are two kinds of tests available: polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – As more COVID rapid tests become available you might be thinking about what type of test is best to get. COVID testing sites are seeing thousands of people every day, but what ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the federal health emergency ended May 11 and COVID numbers are on the rise, here’s how you can still access tests, at-home and ...

MACON, Ga. — One Macon family is in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19. They say this is a disappointment because their original tests came back negative. "I had a serious headache, back ...

Hours-long lines for coronavirus PCR tests are prompting public officials to push the masses to use rapid, at-home antigen tests instead, but public health experts warn the 15-minute tests are ...

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 ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this column incorrectly noted the number of at-home testing kits the federal government is planning to mail to homes. At-home COVID-19 tests are ...

Last spring, a rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19 — developed by Northwestern University spinoff company Minute Molecular Diagnostics — received emergency use authorization (EUA) ...

With Omicron subvariants continuing to evolve and spread, more and more people are testing positive for COVID across the US and Illinois. As of the latest update, eight counties in Illinois were ...

A PCR test is often considered the gold standard for detecting coronavirus infection. It’s the test some employers want employees to take before returning to work after having Covid-19, and the one ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- It's a question many are asking -- when do you take a PCR COVID-19 test versus taking a rapid test? The prime time to take a PCR test is when you have had a known or suspected ...