A 2022 study estimates that at-home flu tests have a sensitivity of about 63% if the test is performed within 72 hours of ...

The public will no longer need a prescription or a visit to a health provider to take take a combined COVID and flu test at home. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced it has ...

Researchers in Southeast Asia have developed a diagnostic kit that can detect all known H5N1 influenza strains within a few hours with almost 100 percent accuracy, according to a press release by the ...

Key market opportunities in the point-of-care influenza diagnostics market include the rising demand for rapid tests due to ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (PIX11) — The first fully ...

If there was one thing we learned from COVID, it was the need for rapid, accurate, point-of-care testing to help contain the virus before it had spread silently to many others. It was years before we ...

Before COVID-19, figuring out whether a sore throat, fever, and runny nose were caused by a cold, flu, or strep wasn’t a top priority. You either powered through, knowing you’d be miserable for a few ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. If you think you have the flu, new research ...

Medical professionals can usually collect samples very quickly. However, people may have to wait for the results. While rapid tests take only around 15 minutes, slower tests may require an 8-hour wait ...

Says can add 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus reactivity info Shares rise 6 percent in pre-market trade Sept 17 (Reuters) - Quidel Corp , a provider of rapid diagnostic tests, said it received special ...

Flu cases are rising across the US as an early, intense season takes hold. Here’s how accurate at-home flu tests are, when to ...