As the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic begins to bend, health workers will need to return to what Dr. Geoff Baird calls “the bread and butter of epidemiology.” Test many people for the virus. Isolate ...

COPENHAGEN/LONDON, May 10 (Reuters) - For many people worldwide, having cotton swabs thrust up their nose or down their throat to test for COVID-19 has become a routine and familiar annoyance. But two ...

To quickly confirm an asymptomatic case of COVID-19, a second rapid test within an hour of a positive result can boost the accuracy of the result from 38 percent to 92 percent, according to a new ...

Molecular testing, or molecular diagnostics, refers to a group of tests that look at the genetic material in a specimen. It can detect genetic risk factors for certain diseases or provide evidence of ...

You can't place orders for at-home COVID testing kits anymore, but there are still resources available for free testing. Peter is a managing editor for the CNET Group. He has been covering technology, ...

It's all about testing and increasing testing capacity for Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards as the state begins to move forward from COVID-19."We have a goal in Louisiana -- it's actually an imperative ...