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The Accuracy of a Herpes Blood Test

Medically reviewed by Peter Weiss, MD Key Takeaways Herpes blood tests have high accuracy, with ELISA sensitivity between 96% ...
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Costco has started selling COVID-19 saliva test kits, but don't go running to your nearest store to pick one up. They are only available online. It is a PCR test, and the ...
Last week, I was about to go on a date, and because I'm severely immunocompromised, we agreed he would take a COVID test using one of my rapid home PCR tests. It was a courtesy—he felt perfectly fine— ...
The COVID-19 pandemic yielded important advances in testing for respiratory viruses, but it also exposed important unmet needs in screening to prevent the spread of infections in high-risk settings.