A negative result from a COVID test in a medical setting is more accurate than a negative result from an at-home test, ...

Northwell Health is rolling out a new COVID PCR test that could make turning around results faster and cheaper.

COVID-19 PCR tests are not linked to human or reproductive cloning, according to Matthew Binnicker, the director of clinical virology at the Mayo Clinic.

WHAT TO KNOW Most COVID-19 tests no longer are free, because of changes in federal regulations. An average home rapid test costs $11 and a rapid or PCR test in outpatient facilities costs $130 ...

PCR Covid-19 testing is popular, but it may not always be such a crucial component of our everyday lives.

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 ...

PCR-based tests look for the virus's genetic material in saliva or mucus samples to diagnose people who are currently infected with the novel coronavirus.

Patients could be facing higher costs for PCR COVID-19 tests when the public health emergency ends on May 11. Here's how much patients could pay in each state.

The number of NYC residents taking PCR tests, which determine official records and help track the disease, is the lowest it’s been since May 2020. But does that matter?

“Rapid tests work by detecting the Covid viral proteins, and sometimes they can accidentally identify a similar protein that isn't Covid, giving a false positive result,” explains.

The department has reported PCR test data since March 2020 to provide a picture of how many Vermonters were seeking Covid testing and to contextualize Covid case numbers.

New Mexico doing away with some COVID-19 PCR test sites, but community health advocates pushing state to keep them With COVID hospitalizations and deaths on the rise, petition calls on state ...