Two types of COVID-19 tests, the rapid antigen test and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, are available in the United States. The PCR typically relies on lab testing and is still ...

Last week, I was about to go on a date, and because I'm severely immunocompromised, we agreed he would take a COVID test ...

PCR is a mainstay in diagnostics, but whether a sample is collected at a clinic or at home, such tests require sending a sample to a lab and then waiting for results. A new FDA authorized over-the ...

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based rapid sterility testing offers a revolutionary alternative, delivering accurate contamination detection in hours while maintaining the sensitivity needed to ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Visby Medical Women’s Sexual Health Test for use at home to test for ...

But in rare cases, you may need a test to confirm a shingles diagnosis. PCR tests are the most accurate, but there are also other options. If you’ve ever had chickenpox, the varicella-zoster ...

Drexel researchers have developed a simple DNA PCR-based lab test — built on a more detailed genetic analysis of the main ...

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, which amplify tiny snippets of nucleic acids in a biological sample to a level that they can be more easily identified, became a household name during the ...