Over-the-counter multiplex tests for more than one illness may soon come to a pharmacy near you. Paco Burgada/iStock via Getty Images A scratchy, sore throat, a relentless fever, a pounding head and a ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- There's no running from it. Flu season is in full swing, but now medical experts say how you get tested for the flu may also be a problem. The most commonly used test, called ...

HAMDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Home rapid COVID tests use a technology that is not as reliable as PCR testing done in labs, but now there is a new PCR rapid test for COVID, RSV and the flu. The tests are ...

Nursing homes that conduct rapid, on-site testing of residents who exhibit flu-like symptoms can lead to earlier detection of outbreaks and reduce hospitalization rates, according to new research.

As highly-transmissible respiratory illnesses circulate, Walgreens announced rapid flu testing is available now alongside COVID testing at select pharmacies. The move is intended to curb the spread of ...

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States is currently facing its most severe flu season since 2009, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

This story was updated to include Erie County's latest flu, COVID-19 and RSV data as of Jan. 2. Saint Vincent Hospital treated so many patients with respiratory illness last week that its emergency ...

BURLINGAME, Calif, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- According to CoherentMI, The global rapid influenza diagnostic tests market was valued at US$ 1.29 Bn in 2023 and is anticipated to reach a value of US$ ...

It didn’t look like Zachary Dupin, 31, would miss out on Christmas. Despite a sore throat, he says he tested negative, twice, on PCR tests, and once on an at-home rapid antigen test. But still feeling ...

WHEELING, W.Va. — Medical professionals at WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital convened for an emergency meeting on Wednesday morning to address a significant increase in flu cases across the region. "I ...