Matrix Diagnostics – a dedicated COVID-19 testing lab in California – is relying on INTEGRA Biosciences’ EVOLVE and MINI 96 pipettes to streamline and accelerate its PCR workflows. Founded in January ...

Researchers often call the polymerase chain reaction test – known as the PCR test – "the gold standard" for detecting the COVID-19 virus. The test is considered highly reliable and effective, and it ...

Researchers at Michigan State University found variation in the cost of COVID-19 PCR tests for insurance companies may mean increased premiums for some policy holders. MSU researchers say they chose ...

This decision, well within current norms for care, was nonetheless consequential: The president was forced to cancel a trip to advocate for legislation in support of the domestic semiconductor ...

For Rachel Robles, getting diagnosed with Long COVID was an uphill battle. She caught the virus in March 2020, when nearly nothing was known about its long-term effects and testing was inaccessible ...

The FDA has issued emergency authorizations to 12 antibody tests for the virus. As federal officials gradually begin reopening the country, expanded testing is central to the conversation. Until now, ...

In the rush to get at-home tests on the market, they were released with short shelf lives on their packaging. But some have since been extended.

Most people who contract COVID-19 likely won't experience symptoms for more than two weeks at most, but could test positive even after that. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Dogs are as reliable as laboratory tests for detecting COVID-19 cases, and may be even better than PCR tests for identifying infected people who don’t have symptoms. A bonus: The canines are cuter and ...

Yes, the experts agree. If you performed the test correctly, a faint line on a COVID test is still a positive result. "Any ...