A false positive result is possible with a rapid COVID-19 test. It happens when a person does not have COVID-19 but still tests positive for the disease. People can use a rapid COVID-19 test at home ...

NEW YORK -- Millions of Americans have purchased rapid COVID-19 tests online or at local stores and signed up to receive test kits through a free government program. Unlike conventional, lab-processed ...

Every household in the United States now is eligible to order more free rapid COVID-19 test kits from the federal government. Beginning Nov. 20, households that previously ordered tests this fall ...

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 ...

Nothing puts a damper on your holiday plans like a positive COVID-19 test. But what if that line is super faint? Do you still have COVID-19 —or can you go ahead and attend your office party like you ...

COVID-19 rapid tests are easy to take—and then toss. So most people never report their results, which leaves health officials with an incomplete picture of how much virus is circulating and where. The ...

Oceanit’s ASSURE-100 Rapid COVID-19 Home Test is now being sold online. The FDA approved ASSURE-100 for emergency use in December 2022, allowing it to be sold over the counter to consumers. Previously ...

Since the start of the pandemic, the FDA has issued emergency use authorizations to a whopping 444 diagnostic tests and sample collection devices to detect the COVID-19 virus. In recent months, ...

This researcher at Virginia Tech uses a waterproof bag to capture air, in the development of a COVID air sampling device. (Courtesy Virginia Tech) Researchers at Virginia Tech are working on a device ...

For instance, if you only get a very faint line, it might be hard to know whether or not that means your results are positive. I know how that feels firsthand. After more than two years of evading ...