For any American wondering if they have Covid-19, there are two kinds of tests available: polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and rapid antigen (sometimes just called “rapid tests”). The two tests work in ...

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) — With a rise in COVID cases continuing and more people looking to get tested, there are some key differences between the two types of tests that detect the coronavirus: PCR ...

MINNEAPOLIS — They're a little hard to find right now, but COVID-19 detection tests are out there. "There's the PCR test which detect the genetic material of the virus, and there's the rapid antigen ...

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 ...

As the omicron variant has created a new wave of cases around the country, a corresponding appetite for COVID testing has emerged as well. As has been the case with so much of the pandemic, there's a ...

TIFFANY: WE BEGIN WITH STEVE KING WITH MORE DETAILS ON THE AT-HOME TEST AND WHERE YOU CAN GET THEM. + IT IS NOT JUST A NUMBER OF COVID-19 CASES THAT ARE STARTING STOPIKE, IT IS THE DEMANDOR F TESTS. I ...

PCR processes are the diagnostic gold standard when it comes to identifying coronavirus infections. Unlike rapid antigen tests, they function even in the case of a low viral load and detect the ...

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 ...

FRANKLIN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., today announced the launch of a new rapid environmental test to help in the fight against COVID-19. The Thermo Scientific Renvo Rapid ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A new rapid PCR COVID-19 test invented by Northwestern University faculty and Minute Molecular Diagnostics has received FDA emergency use authorization. CBS 2's Meredith Barack ...

South Korean scientists have developed a rapid PCR test that can detect the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in just four hours. The new test kit that can detect the new and highly transmissible ...