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, ...

Can at-home COVID tests pick up new variants such as Eris and Pirola? (Photo Illustration: Victoria Ellis for Yahoo News; photos: Getty Images) At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no ...

At-home Covid tests can be ordered for free starting Monday. Households can now order four free tests for home delivery at COVIDTests.gov. According to the government website, orders will begin ...

2025 update: This federal program has ended and free tests are not current available from the government website. Federal health officials have justified the millions they have spent on device ...

Experts discuss what it might mean if you get a faint line on a home COVID-19 test, when to take another test and what ...

As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its fourth year, a negative result on a little plastic at-home test feels a bit less comforting than it once did. Still, you dutifully swab your nostrils before dinner ...

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 ...

You don't need a prescription to purchase a test that will tell you whether you're sick with COVID or the flu. Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, with a focus on health technology, eye care, ...

Molecular tests are far superior to rapid antigen tests—and now you can get them for home use. Last week, I was about to go on a date, and because I'm severely immunocompromised, we agreed he would ...