The government will no longer provide free universal Covid-19 testing for most of the public from 1 April, as part of its plan for living with the virus. While people can currently still order lateral ...

Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester.View full profile Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester. As the coronavirus pandemic continues ...

When the coronavirus pandemic first took hold, trying to get a COVID test was like trying to get Glastonbury tickets. Hard to come by is an understatement. But now, well over a year on, a key part of ...

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 ...

Lateral flow tests (LFTs) are widely used across healthcare, food safety and environmental monitoring, providing rapid, on-site results. But challenges with sensitivity, flexibility and usability ...

Not long ago, referring to a lateral flow test would have resulted in blank stares, even though they’re common diagnostic devices used in over-the-counter pregnancy tests, for example. But the ...

During the early stages of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), rapid testing was imperative for public health policymakers and health care workers in order to determine where and what measures ...

Everyone in England is being offered twice-weekly Covid-19 tests as part of Downing Street’s push to “reclaim a more normal way of life”. Lateral flow test kits, which can provide results in just 30 ...