After prime minister Boris Johnson declared an “omicron emergency” on Sunday night, as the new variant of Covid-19 continues to spread rapidly, people have rushed to order lateral flow tests online.

Scientists and public health experts built the COVID-19 pandemic response on years of experience navigating infectious disease outbreaks. Although lateral flow immunoassays have been central to ...

The explosion of omicron cases in the U.S. smack in the middle of the holiday season is forcing Americans to rely more heavily on rapid tests prior to congregating with friends and family. In some ...

The Biden administration announced on Tuesday that 500 million free rapid COVID home tests would be mailed to U.S. households starting from next month, as the country battles its latest wave of the ...

Additionally—Initial Prototypes of the Portable, Disposable Devices for the Lateral Flow COVID-19 Test Have Been Produced NEW YORK, NY and SAN DIEGO, CA, July 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via ...

Researchers have adapted a rapid diagnostic technology that is able to identify undetected cases of malaria, helping tackle ...

As Christmas Day edges nearer, many people have been left without lateral flow tests. Issues with supply chains and high demand for tests over the festive period have meant that many pharmacies are ...

Five undergrads started a biotech company. Their first project: an at-home technology that tests ticks for Lyme disease. It ...

LUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eurofins Technologies (Paris:ERF), a supplier of test kits and systems for laboratory analyses, announces the launch of its new RapidScan ST5-W lateral flow reader, ...

High demand for lateral flow tests has resulted in supply issues, with many people unable to get their hands on the kits in recent days and pharmacies warning of “huge problems” with kit deliveries.