If you had COVID-19 symptoms in 2020, you probably would have masked up and braved a visit to a laboratory, doctor’s office, or clinic to get a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. A health care ...

NEWARK, Calif. (KGO) -- Desperate attempts Sunday night to try to get PCR COVID tests as the holiday weekend wraps up, there are reports of seven-hour long lines in the East Bay city of Newark. This ...

PCR swab tests that look for viral RNA have become the gold standard for identifying infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, but their results aren't 100% accurate. Researchers report that testing for ...

Researchers often call the polymerase chain reaction test – known as the PCR test – "the gold standard" for detecting the COVID-19 virus. The test is considered highly reliable and effective, and it ...

There's still a lot of confusion around the best time to take a COVID test and where to get them. Here, experts share their ...

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A patient continued to test positive for the Coronavirus despite no longer being infested. Now new research is shining light on the reliability of Covid PCR Testing. Dr. KC Coffey, ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Although the COVID-19 pandemic is not yet officially over, it appears to be ...

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People that are not insured may soon have to pay for their next COVID-19 test in the U.S. Quest Diagnostics told ABC News that patients who are not on Medicare, Medicaid or don't have a private health ...

The Czech Republic should begin offering free antigen tests for COVID-19 for all who want them from Dec. 18, Health Minister ...

In New York City, the number of people taking official COVID-19 tests — those traditional PCR tests given at hospitals and clinics – is the lowest it’s been since May 2020. Back then, the U.S. was ...