Siemens Healthineers on Wednesday announced the launch of a rapid antigen test kit in Europe to detect coronavirus infections, but warned that the industry may struggle to meet a surge in demand.

Countries straining to contain a second wave of COVID-19 are turning to faster, cheaper but less accurate tests to avoid the delays and shortages that have plagued efforts to diagnose and trace those ...

Researchers have adapted a rapid diagnostic technology that is able to identify undetected cases of malaria, helping tackle ...

ST. PAUL, Minn., May 25 (UPI) --A new rapid blood test for newborns could potentially detect genetic mutations linked to thousands of rare diseases all at once, greatly improving on current ...

The FDA has extended the shelf life for some COVID-19 tests. Now that allergy season is here, many are finding themselves with symptoms asking: Is it allergies or a cold? COVID? Something else? Since ...

Starting Wednesday, D.C. will start handing out rapid test kits to residents. That's the good news. The bad news is that demand is extremely high, and supply will be limited. The District already has ...

ICMR has approved an indigenous kit for cost-effective and effective TB testing in the country. Developed by Telangana-based ...

University at Albany researcher Mehmet Yigit leads a team that was awarded a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to develop a mobile, fast-acting test kit for salmonella detection. ALBANY — ...