The question: I’ve been reading in the news about all the different tests for COVID-19. Some are done in labs, some are done in schools and some are done at home. Which one is best? The answer: The ...

Most Manitobans who screen positive for COVID-19 using a rapid antigen test will no longer be asked to return to receive a PCR test. Dr. Jazz Atwal, the province's deputy chief public health officer, ...

The COVID-19 pandemic led to many changes. Among them is universal familiarity with a molecular diagnostic technique that was largely unknown outside clinical use. The polymerase chain reaction — or ...

The rules on when to take a PCR test and when to take a lateral flow have changed in England, as the UK hits more than 142,000 daily Covid cases. From January 11, those without symptoms do not need to ...

Select independently determines what we cover and recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more. Gone are the days of visiting a doctor’s office to determine whether ...

Ontarians with positive rapid tests are struggling to get appointments for confirmatory PCR tests, and those who have managed to get tests are waiting days for results. But if you’ve got $350 handy, ...

Melissa Jones has played these kinds of “Hunger Games” before. She’s registered her son in city sports programs and found a booster shot for her husband in early January. But after her husband tested ...

Latest figures from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control show the number of PCR tests performed has fallen by 50 per cent from when the Omicron variant appeared aggressively in the province last month.