The FDA has issued emergency authorizations to 12 antibody tests for the virus. As federal officials gradually begin reopening the country, expanded testing is central to the conversation. Until now, ...

These tests have very limited clinical use. The need for antibody testing would be to determine if a patient has recovered from COVID-19, and whether we could take a sample of the patient’s plasma to ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- There has been a lot of talk about testing for the coronavirus, but you may not entirely understand what the different tests are for. The coronavirus makes some people sick, some ...

Testing positive for COVID-19 is not exactly a positive experience. After all, wanting to go viral these days doesn’t tend to mean wanting to be infected by the severe acute respiratory syndrome ...

NAAT tests, including PCR tests, are more likely to detect the virus, and are considered the “gold standard” for COVID-19 ...

Costco is selling at-home saliva tests for COVID-19. Currently, the kits are only available online. Medical experts are excited about more testing options, but say ...

The ugly head of COVID-19 is rearing once again as children return to school. Both are contagious respiratory illnesses, but they are caused by different viruses, according to the CDC. A coronavirus ...

Type: COVID-19 test kits are categorized into equipment and extraction kits, rRT-PCR test kits, and reagents. Among these, rRT-PCR test kits, which enable the detection of viral RNA in respiratory ...

Results are detected within just a few minutes, the agency said. The Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization for a COVID-19 test that uses breath samples -- the first of ...