The growing demand for testing sparked an increase in the use of at-home COVID-19 test kits. These kits provide a safe and comfortable method to conduct virus testing right in your own home ...

Some households that ordered the COVID-19 antigen tests have expressed concern about receiving kits nearing their expiration date. The test kits are part of the COVID-19 test-distribution program ...

Medicare Part B covers molecular, antigen, and antibody coronavirus testing from Medicare-approved labs. Medicare does not cover over-the-counter home test kits. Various tests can detect COVID-19 ...

Don't automatically throw out that old COVID ... the test first received FDA authorization. Cards reminding people to check test expiration dates are also being included in the free test kit ...

Several over-the-counter kits that test for both flu and COVID at once have hit the market over the past year, and the Food and Drug Administration just approved another combo test in early October.

Last week, I was about to go on a date, and because I'm severely immunocompromised, we agreed he would take a COVID test using one of my rapid home molecular tests. It was a courtesy—he felt ...

This one is called XEC, and it’s emerging as a common one right now, taking over from variant KP.3.1.1. It’s time to get out those at-home COVID test kits and keep them handy. The problem with ...

She lives in New Jersey with her partner, her son, and her cat. How long you will test positive for COVID-19 after recovery depends on several factors. People with asymptomatic or mild illness ...

It may be tempting to throw away those tests or other COVID-19 home test kits that are labeled near their expiration dates, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is encouraging people to check ...

Four free home Covid-19 antigen tests are available to order at COVIDTests.gov, part of the seventh round of the federal government’s test-distribution program. And although this round of test ...