Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a rapid test that quickly detects hepatitis C, but insurance ...

Routine use of rapid respiratory virus testing in the emergency department (ED) appears to show limited benefit among patients with signs and symptoms of acute respiratory infection (ARI), according ...

Public health officials have added cottage cheese, sour cream and baby formula to the list of items tested for bird flu after an outbreak among dairy cows. At a Wednesday news conference, ...

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

A new rapid test for hepatitis C could help identify many more patients who could be cured of the deadly disease, but its use ...

It’s best to test for RSV soon after your symptoms start. That’s because you’ll likely have the most virus in your system then. As you get better, the amount of virus will go down. (Photo Credit: ...

Ongoing testing of milk and dairy products by the US Food and Drug Administration has not found any active H5N1 bird flu virus in 297 samples of products purchased in grocery stores, the agency said ...