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 ...

The COVID-19 pandemic brought the term "Polymerase Chain Reaction testing" into the mainstream. The PCR method is a type of nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) that detects a pathogen by finding ...

Xprize has unveiled a new $5 million competition to encourage the development of rapid COVID-19 testing. The non-profit organization on Tuesday announced the Xprize Rapid COVID Testing competition to ...

Social media users are sharing posts which claim that coronavirus tests damage the hematoencephalic barrier, or the blood-brain barrier, allowing bacteria that accumulates in face masks to inflame the ...

CHICAGO, Ill. -- Scientists are continuing to develop new COVID-19 testing methods. Everything from throat swabs and saliva tests to breathalyzers are potential options. The federal government has ...