The co-owner of a Chicago COVID-19 testing laboratory was sentenced to seven years in federal prison Wednesday for a fraud scheme in which in which his company provided fake negative results to people ...

NAAT tests, including PCR tests, are more likely to detect the virus, and are considered the “gold standard” for COVID-19 ...

The expiration of the national COVID-19 public health emergency Thursday will mean the end of free at-home tests for some, though many Californians will still be able to get their hands on screening ...

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests are one of the most popular diagnostic tools for the detection and diagnosis of viral diseases, such as coronavirus (COVID-19), due to their ability to rapidly ...

Type: COVID-19 test kits are categorized into equipment and extraction kits, rRT-PCR test kits, and reagents. Among these, rRT-PCR test kits, which enable the detection of viral RNA in respiratory ...

When the emergency ends, private insurers will no longer be required to cover COVID-19 testing and treatment with no cost-sharing. Most will still cover the tests but may impose cost-sharing, ...

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The U.S. Department of Justice announced criminal charges against a founder of a Chicago-based COVID-19 testing lab accused of making more than $83 million in fraudulent federal health claims for ...