There are three broad categories of coronavirus tests in the U.S. Two diagnose whether you have an active infection, and a third indicates if you previously had the virus. Most tests look for bits of ...

Last week, I was about to go on a date, and because I'm severely immunocompromised, we agreed he would take a COVID test using one of my rapid home molecular tests. It was a courtesy—he felt perfectly ...

The federal government may destroy its remaining supply of COVID-19 tests. The US government has been helping people detect COVID-19 at home for several years with free COVID test kits delivered by ...

As COVID-19 variant EG.5, nicknamed “Eris,” continues to spread across the U.S., it’s important to be prepared ahead of a possible infection by stocking up on the best at-home COVID tests. So once ...

If you're testing for COVID-19, you'll want to know what a positive test looks like—and what it means if you get a faint line. For those who test positive, the time it takes for the line to appear on ...

Starting Monday, American households can now apply to receive four free at-home COVID-19 tests from the U.S. government, though they might appear to be expired. Once again, the U.S. government is ...

Black and Latino patients were less likely to be prescribed oral antivirals for COVID-19 compared with white patients. Clinical encounter-level factors explained about half of the disparity in ...