With Massachusetts facing a new surge in COVID cases, experts are pointing to both molecular and antigen tests as useful tools to stay safe this holiday season. Both are diagnostic tests that can show ...

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Gone are the days of visiting a doctor’s office to determine whether you have Covid. Instead, you can buy over-the-counter test kits, which diagnose infection from the comfort of your home, making ...

Dr. Matt Binnicker, an expert in the diagnosis of infectious diseases, reviews scenarios where an at-home antigen test is a good option, and when to seek out a lab-based PCR. The omicron variant is ...

You may get a PCR test, which can show a positive result for up to three months after recovery. If you take a rapid antigen ...

I tested myself for COVID-19 from the comfort of my bedroom. I had never taken a rapid test before, but the instructions were easy to follow. Rapid antigen tests are convenient, but they're not as ...

President Joe Biden announced Tuesday the government is taking several measures to fight the new surge of COVID-19. Along with offering 500 million free rapid home-testing kits and increasing ...

As millions of Americans navigate life disrupted by the easily transmissible omicron variant, public officials are urging them to view at-home antigen tests as an important tool to stem the surge in ...