A. There are now rapid flu tests available without a prescription in most pharmacies. Having such a test kit on hand is ...

When New Zealand runner Sam Ruthe crossed the line to break the under-18 indoor mile world record last week at Boston University, he became the 11th fastest indoor miler of all time.

Sykes also cautions against the opposite mistake: overinterpreting a positive result. Subclinical exposure to Leptospira species is common, meaning a positive test—such as a visible red line or blue ...

SINGAPORE — To relieve the caseload at clinics, people may take a supervised antigen rapid test at Quick Test Centres and have their positive Covid-19 record uploaded on the HealthHub mobile ...

Washington lawmakers are moving to tighten the rules around how toxicology evidence is handled in DUI and drug-impaired driving cases, advancing a bill that would expand who can legally perform blood ...

Mohana Ravindranath is a freelance health, science, and tech journalist and a 2025 Association for Health Care Journalists fellow. She was previously a Bay Area health tech correspondent for STAT.

PHOENIX — A new rapid test for Valley Fever developed in Phoenix is getting ready to go on the market and will be a game-changer for doctors in diagnosing the disease. Valley Fever is a disease that ...

Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra is a rapid test that probably reduces the time taken to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) and the time from diagnosis to starting treatment. Using Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra does not reduce ...

A new rapid test could improve treatment of urinary tract infections, by identifying the most effective antibiotic for each individual patient. The test applies different antibiotics to bacteria found ...

Experts aren't quite sure what's in store for us this cold, flu and COVID season. But with a new flu variant beginning to spread in the U.S. and low COVID vaccination rates, this may be a more severe ...

Every minivan currently on sale is ineligible for a Top Safety Pick award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety due to lackluster ratings in one or more of the agency’s crash and safety ...

We put the cheapest gadgets available online to the test to see if they actually work. From quirky tools to “too-good-to-be-true” devices, each one is tested under real conditions. Some surprise us ...