Amid a rise in COVID cases and the start of fall allergies, flu and RSV season, experts say testing is an important tool heading into the cooler month. With more people testing positive for COVID once ...

When the U.S. COVID-19 public health emergency ends this month, coronavirus tests will still be available, but there will be changes to who pays for them. Questions remain about exactly what those ...

The tests detect COVID-19 and flu strains A and B. They use a nose swab and a solution mix, which you drop into the test tube ...

As COVID-19 variant EG.5, nicknamed “Eris,” continues to spread across the U.S., it’s important to be prepared ahead of a possible infection by stocking up on the best at-home COVID tests. So once ...

If you’ve recently been exposed to COVID-19 or are showing symptoms, you might head to your bathroom cabinet to grab an at-home test. One quick step you should take before beginning (in addition to ...

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Americans will soon be able to order free COVID-19 test kits from the federal government to be delivered to their homes. The program, offered through the Department of Health and Human Services, will ...

2025 update: This federal program has ended and free tests are not current available from the government website. Federal health officials have justified the millions they have spent on device ...

At-home Covid tests can be ordered for free starting Monday. Households can now order four free tests for home delivery at COVIDTests.gov. According to the government website, orders will begin ...

With cases of COVID-19 on the rise again this winter thanks in part to the new JN.1 variant of the virus, now is probably a good time to take stock of the tests you may have at home. According to data ...

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