REMAINS TO BE SEEN. RANDI: LCMC HEALTH WILL BEGIN USING RAPID TESTING PROCEDURES ALL ACROSS ITS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM TO DIAGNOSE COVID-19 PATIENTS. CHARLES: THIS INCLUDES TOURO, UMC, AND WEST JEFFERSON ...

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and rapid (antigen) tests for COVID-19 both involve taking a swab. Results for a PCR test take longer, as it needs to go to a laboratory. It is more costly but tends to ...

The pandemic isn’t over. Although it's no longer considered a national and public health emergency, we're currently seeing a surge in cases and the spread of two new variants—EG.5 (Eris) and BA.2.86 ( ...

President Joe Biden has outlined plans to massively ramp up COVID-19 testing in an effort to curb – or at least slow – the spread of the highly infectious omicron variant across the U.S. In a speech ...

NEW YORK -- Millions of Americans have purchased rapid COVID-19 tests online or at local stores and signed up to receive test kits through a free government program. Unlike conventional, lab-processed ...

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

What does it mean if a person's rapid antigen test result comes back positive after five days of isolation due to COVID-19? According to the experts, that person is most likely still carrying a viral ...

Healthcare professionals, institutions, and other interested parties with questions about the Company's recently licensed COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test are asked to send email inquiries to ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Rapid COVID-19 testing is becoming more accessible for folks in central Virginia. Rapid testing, the tool some call one of the most critical in fighting COVID-19, hasn’t been ...