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 ...

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 ...

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.

Don't automatically throw out that old COVID-19 at-home test you just came across in your medicine cabinet. It might still be good, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Some over ...

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 ...

The FDA notes that some COVID tests might still be good even if they’re past the expiration date on their package Some expiration dates have been extended based on new data supplied by manufacturers ...

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 ...

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 ...

There are now nine at-home tests that can detect the coronavirus and influenza at the same time. Many of the tests, which can be sold over the counter, were just approved in the last six months.

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 ...