(Reuters) – Abbott Laboratories’ rapid COVID-19 antigen test is highly likely to correctly detect if people have ever contracted the virus and could help with earlier isolation, according to the U.S.

Demand for COVID tests has fluctuated during the course of the pandemic and Abbott has recently seen demand decline for its BinaxNOW rapid antigen tests. In the first quarter, the company reported ...

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, ...

More than two years after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an end to the emergency phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, the virus continues to circulate globally. While current data suggest ...

In a study involving nearly 1,000 patients seen at the Baltimore Convention Center Field Hospital (BCCFH) during a five-month period in 2022 - researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, the University of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Covid-19 at home Rapid Test Kit The FDA has extended the shelf life for some COVID-19 tests. Now that allergy season is here, many ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rapid tests are inexpensive, easy to use and give fast results, usually within 10 to 15 minutes. Violeta Stoimenova/E+ via Getty ...

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 considered ...

It was possible -- albeit rare -- for people not infected with SARS-CoV-2 to have persistent false positive rapid antigen COVID-19 tests, longitudinal data showed. Among a large cohort of over 11,000 ...

At-home rapid COVID-19 tests can reveal more about viral load than a simple positive/negative result, according to experts. "By definition, the basic technology suggests that you somehow have to go ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The recent outbreak of the omicron variant has many people running for the store for an over-the-counter rapid test. But simply taking the test once isn't enough to tell you if you ...

Sept 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. government will send an "overwhelming majority" of the rapid COVID-19 tests it purchased from Abbott Laboratories (ABT.N), opens new tab last week to governors of states ...