A new study provides insight on how to make a new generation of rapid tests, including COVID, flu, RSV, and all-in-one tests, work better. Peek in medicine cabinets across the U.S. and you'll find ...
The COVID-19 pandemic marked the first time in the history of pandemics where self-testing was used as an essential component of a widespread public infection control and prevention strategy. Nearly ...
The question quickly arose whether existing rapid antigen tests could detect newly emerging variants. Using clinical samples obtained from diagnostic labs throughout the U.S. from 2020 to 2023, the ...
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When COVID first hit, waiting days for laboratory results from an ultrasensitive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test was commonplace. Faster tests usable by anyone, anywhere, later became widely ...
We conducted a phase 2–3 double-blind trial to assess the efficacy and safety of nirmatrelvir–ritonavir in asymptomatic, rapid antigen test–negative adults who had been exposed to a household contact ...
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In a recent study posted to bioRxiv preprint* server, researchers showed that transfer of immunoglobulin G (IgG) from long COVID patients causes symptoms in mice. Evidence suggests that over 10% of ...