New COVID-19 restrictions for international travel and other activities are fueling consumer demand for highly accurate polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, tests with rapid turnaround times. Some ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matt Binnicker is the CSO for Mayo Collaborative Services. Dr. Matt Binnicker, an expert in the diagnosis of infectious diseases, ...

Because of the way the Omicron variant has mutated, some PCR lab tests can provide a good hint that it's around. The clue is not definitive, but it can help scientists determine which tests to ...

New guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) withdrawing their request for Emergency Use Authorization for a coronavirus test introduced in February 2020 do not mean ...

ST. LOUIS — Feeling sick? Going on a trip, visiting loved ones, or back to work? Looking for peace of mind? There are many reasons people are seeking out rapid, at-home COVID-19 tests right now — so ...

The partnership expands BioIQ’s fully integrated healthcare services to include Biomeme’s on-site testing platform to provide accurate, real-time RT-PCR COVID-19 test results with centralized access ...

Chinese scientists say they have developed a new coronavirus test that is as accurate as a PCR lab test but gives results within four minutes. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests are widely ...

Researchers at Imperial College London say they have developed a novel lab-on-a-chip infection test that could provide less expensive and faster portable diagnostics. The chip, known as TriSilix, is a ...

MILFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The current Coronavirus chaos is largely caused by phony PCR tests marketed as RT-qPCR assays, explained Dr. Sin Hang Lee, director of Milford, Connecticut-based ...

Though PCR testing has been established as the gold standard for COVID-19 detection, it remains less accessible than rapid antigen testing, since most PCR tests typically take longer to return results ...

During the coronavirus pandemic, many scientists who usually have nothing to do with viruses or infectious disease are turning their attention to COVID-19. For example, one wildlife biologist is ...