As more people turn to rapid home test kits to detect COVID-19, a new study from researchers at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School suggests their accuracy is on a par with PCR tests ...
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, ...
People with diabetes have been urged to take extra caution during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you have diabetes, you’ve likely heard that COVID-19 is generally considered to be more dangerous for people ...
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and rapid (antigen) tests for COVID-19 both involve taking a swab. Results for a PCR test take longer, as it needs to go to a laboratory. It is more costly but tends to ...
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers developed a high-throughput, rapid antigen severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike protein detection ...