The Food and Drug Administration has authorized emergency use of the first antigen coronavirus test, which produces results within minutes and is relatively cheap to make, according to the agency. The ...

In a study involving nearly 1,000 patients seen at the Baltimore Convention Center Field Hospital (BCCFH) during a five-month period in 2022—researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, the University of ...

People can test themselves about as accurately at home with rapid antigen coronavirus tests as health care professionals using the same tests, according to a Johns Hopkins Medicine-led study published ...

2025 update: This federal program has ended and free tests are not current available from the government website. Federal health officials have justified the millions they have spent on device ...

If you’re wondering if your fever, chills and body aches are a classic case of the flu or the dreaded COVID-19, your best option is to get tested. New variants are constantly circulating, as new ...

At-home rapid COVID-19 tests can reveal more about viral load than a simple positive/negative result, according to experts. "By definition, the basic technology suggests that you somehow have to go ...

The holidays are well underway and people are looking forward to or already enjoying time with friends and family, some of whom have likely traveled a distance to attend the festivities (and brought ...

The US is experiencing an increase of Covid-19, with weekly hospital admissions and test positivity rates on the rise, according to federal data. It should come as no surprise that some Americans say ...

In a study involving nearly 1,000 patients seen at a Baltimore field hospital during a five-month period in 2022, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, the University of Maryland School of Medicine, ...