In the early days of the pandemic, public health officials scrambled to get a read on the new viral outbreak. The CDC covered all its bases, recommending specimens be sent to them in three ways for ...

One Canadian said it felt like a painful poke to his brain. An American heard crunching sounds in her head. A Frenchwoman suffered a severe nosebleed. Others got headaches, cried or were left in shock ...

Julie Cruz takes a sample at the GeneIQ COVID-19 testing site at Dallas College Richland Campus on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, in Dallas, TX. Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer At-home COVID-19 tests ...

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, over 46 million positive coronavirus test results have been reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). When ...

Early research suggests that the diagnostic tests most commonly used in the U.S. may not be the most effective at detecting the omicron coronavirus variant. Some Americans are using at-home tests to ...

Washington, D.C. – March 21, 2022 – Genetic testing of saliva samples identifies the SARS-CoV-2 virus more quickly than testing of nasal swabs. The research is published March 21 in Microbiology ...

Some testers gently swab the front of your nostril and send you on your way. Others dig deep, bringing the pain. What’s the gold standard? By Livia Albeck-Ripka and John Yoon One Canadian said it felt ...