A rapid, saliva-based test for COVID-19 could enable testing, diagnosis, and prescribing to take place in a single office visit by immediately confirming whether a patient has the infection and needs ...

A COVID-19 at-home test that relies on saliva could be as effective as a vaccine in curbing the spread of the virus, according to some experts, but companies developing the tests told The New York ...

The CLIA-certified laboratory at Aptitude Medical System in Goleta has developed a saliva-based diagnostic test system for COVID-19 that can provide same-day results on a large scale. (Tom Bolton / ...

Tulane University announced Monday that university researchers have developed a 15-minute COVID-19 test that can be read by a smartphone. According to a news release issued by Tulane, the test was ...

At-home COVID-19 tests have become an easy way to self-diagnose. But current tests have drawbacks, such as the length of time it takes to get an answer, or how accurately the test can identify a ...

Newly added students and employees are receiving email invitations for testing Campus has administered 17,000 tests since mid-September, revealing 12 positives Starting Thursday (Nov. 12), the testing ...

Arizona State University will reach a major COVID-19 rapid testing milestone Thursday after administering its one millionth saliva test. The university’s Biodesign Institute developed the PCR saliva ...

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and rapid (antigen) tests for COVID-19 both involve taking a swab. Results for a PCR test take longer, as it needs to go to a laboratory. It is more costly but tends to ...

When COVID-19 cases started ticking up across the U.S. a year ago, Christopher Heaney and his research team at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health went into high gear, supporting ...