Jon Jackson is a News Editor at Newsweek based in New York. His focus is on reporting on the Ukraine and Russia war. Jon previously worked at The Week, the River Journal, Den of Geek and Maxim. He ...

A PCR test detects the actual genetic material of the virus and involves a step that amplifies the presence of any material ...

Finding a COVID-19 test has become a real challenge with the spread of the omicron variant. But there is also confusion over which test people should be getting, which is a PCR or antigen? “The two ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matt Binnicker is the CSO for Mayo Collaborative Services. Dr. Matt Binnicker, an expert in the diagnosis of infectious diseases, ...

Infectious disease expert Dr. Mark Kortepeter explains the pros and cons of at-home Covid diagnostic tests and how to interpret the results. One of the major challenges with having everyone receive ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Los Angeles County has launched a new pickup ...

New high-tech Covid-19 tests promise better and earlier detection of the virus—similar to a PCR test. WSJ’s Joanna Stern (and her mannequin clone) tried out the Detect Covid-19 Test and Cue Health ...

When the emergency ends, private insurers will no longer be required to cover COVID-19 testing and treatment with no cost-sharing. Most will still cover the tests but may impose cost-sharing, ...

Recall, if you dare, life in December 2020. America had just approved Covid-19 vaccines for use, but most of us wouldn’t get a shot for months. Instead, amid the second surge of coronavirus cases, ...