The Madrid capital region is pressing the Spanish government to allow pharmacies to carry out mass antigen testing for COVID-19, tapping into a broad debate on the efficiency of the rapid tests.

Over a million Slovaks took a coronavirus swab on Saturday as the country launched a huge logistical operation to test most of its population over the weekend to reverse a rise in the pandemic.

Discover how Singapore Food Agency (SFA) scientists conduct rigorous tests to ensure food items like mooncakes are safe for ...

It's officially flu season. You've been invited to a get-together with friends and would love to attend, but have been ...

We explore the frustrating gap between client expectations and clinical reality when it comes to the highly contagious kennel cough.

Have you ever experienced the sudden onset of a cold, fever, cough, and shortness of breath? In most cases, people tend to self-diagnose these symptoms as the flu. Yet unbeknownst to many, these signs ...

Westchester County has always been home to loads of fun things to do. Whether you’re looking for an entertaining weeknight activity or something to do once your day off rolls around, we’ve got your ...

On Oct. 10, a 26-year-old Morgan gelding in Oakland County, Michigan, tested positive for strangles. The gelding developed clinical signs on Sept. 28, including an abscess and fever. He is now ...

Meinel and his colleagues arrived at a crafty cost-cutter: using one of the body’s own molecular detection systems, the ...

Experts urge people to watch for red-flag symptoms like breathlessness and chest pain, seek early medical help, and follow ...

Ugandan middle distance runner Docus Ajok dreamed of being an Olympic champion. She had been competing professionally since 2014, representing her country proudly at the Commonwealth Games, World ...

PCR-based techniques are methods that rely on the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to amplify stretches of DNA by creating many identical or near-identical copies. For example, PCR amplification can be ...