This decision, well within current norms for care, was nonetheless consequential: The president was forced to cancel a trip to advocate for legislation in support of the domestic semiconductor ...

Researchers often call the polymerase chain reaction test – known as the PCR test – "the gold standard" for detecting the COVID-19 virus. The test is considered highly reliable and effective, and it ...

Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. For Rachel Robles, getting diagnosed with Long COVID was an uphill battle. She caught the virus in March 2020, when nearly nothing ...

There are three different ways to test for COVID-19: PCR tests, antigen tests and antibody tests. Each method is best for a different stage of COVID-19 infection. Used in sequence, all three methods ...

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test kits for COVID-19 use what’s known as gene cloning – not reproductive cloning – to detect the presence or absence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, but social media posts ...

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, ...

FDA-authorized test for home use is the most affordable PCR-quality rapid test on the market and at least 50 times more sensitive than leading rapid antigen tests Detect’s FDA authorized PCR-quality ...

When the emergency ends, private insurers will no longer be required to cover COVID-19 testing and treatment with no cost-sharing. Most will still cover the tests but may impose cost-sharing, ...

BROCKTON — Weekly Brockton city data shows there were 125 new cases of COVID-19 in the last week of August alone, 18 of whom were hospitalized. On Friday, Sept. 2, through a partnership between the ...

Given the highly infectious nature of the COVID pathogen, tests for the virus had to be quick, reliable and safe. The test ...