So when and how should you use them? By Dani Blum Yet again this winter, millions of Americans will wonder if a nagging cough or body aches is a sign they’re coming down with Covid or the flu. This ...

With COVID-19 cases on the rise again in the U.S., Americans are reviving a familiar precautionary measure: Screening for the virus using rapid at-home tests. Many people still have kits the ...

Amid a rise in COVID cases and the start of fall allergies, flu and RSV season, experts say testing is an important tool heading into the cooler month. With more people testing positive for COVID once ...

As COVID-19 variant EG.5, nicknamed “Eris,” continues to spread across the U.S., it’s important to be prepared ahead of a possible infection by stocking up on the best at-home COVID tests. So once ...

The federal government may destroy its remaining supply of COVID-19 tests. The US government has been helping people detect COVID-19 at home for several years with free COVID test kits delivered by ...

Experts expect cases to rise again this winter. Here’s the latest on symptoms, treatments and testing. By Dani Blum Dani Blum has reported on Covid since the spring of 2020. There are few constants ...

Five years after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, the U.S. government has suspended its free at-home coronavirus test distribution program. The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response ...

Testing positive for COVID-19 is not exactly a positive experience. After all, wanting to go viral these days doesn’t tend to mean wanting to be infected by the severe acute respiratory syndrome ...

It's that time of year again, cold and flu season, where friends and colleagues are sniffling, coughing, and generally ...

2025 update: This federal program has ended and free tests are not current available from the government website. Federal health officials have justified the millions they have spent on device ...

COVID rebound is when COVID-19 symptoms return soon after they go away or a person registers a positive COVID-19 test result after testing negative for several days. COVID rebound can happen in people ...