Researchers have developed a working prototype of a PCR test for monkeypox that provides accurate, easy-to-read results The test works with a compact, portable system developed for COVID-19 ...

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 ...

Given the highly infectious nature of the COVID pathogen, tests for the virus had to be quick, reliable and safe. The test ...

With Omicron subvariants continuing to evolve and spread, more and more people are testing positive for COVID across the US and Illinois. As of the latest update, eight counties in Illinois were ...

There are three different ways to test for COVID-19: PCR tests, antigen tests and antibody tests. Each method is best for a different stage of COVID-19 infection. Used in sequence, all three methods ...

As you can see, Facebook has labelled this video as “False information. Checked by independent fact-checkers.” That’s not because Facebook wants to suppress “free speech,” as some may claim. There’s ...

BEIIJING — Travelers entering China will no longer need to provide a negative PCR test result starting from Saturday, in another easing of China’s “zero-COVID” policies. Travelers can instead show a ...

A new biotechnology company in McKinney has ambitions to become the world’s first fully integrated platform for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing — the same technology behind a common COVID-19 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Whole blood PCR testing was more effective than plasma for detecting West Nile virus. Cerebrospinal fluid PCR ...

Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. For Rachel Robles, getting diagnosed with Long COVID was an uphill battle. She caught the virus in March 2020, when nearly nothing ...