So how do you go about getting access to a free box of these lateral flow tests? It's actually really straight forward. You can either: ...

As a result of the rapidly-spreading Omicron variant, this week saw the biggest spike in Covid case numbers since records began in March 2020, with 119,789 positive tests reported in the 24 hours to ...

Lateral flow has grown beyond the home pregnancy test and has the potential to give people access to a range of quick, affordable and accurate tests they can perform at home to screen for a ...

Lateral flow tests are now the "gold standard" for rapid, take-at-home tests for COVID-19, but what are they, and how do they work? What is a lateral flow test?

Just as we thought we understood COVID testing, along came omicron and raised a whole new bunch of questions. We asked Dr Andrew Lee, a reader in global public health, to answer them. Lateral flow ...

The rise of the omicron coronavirus variant has put an increased focus on regular testing, but are rapid lateral flow tests the right tool for the job?

How well do lateral-flow tests for covid-19 work? Rapid antigen tests will soon be available free of charge in America and elsewhere. They divide the scientific community ...

Accessible Lateral Flow Assays: Test to Treat, Test to Protect From development to implementation, Rosanna Peeling discusses the importance of rapid tests for public health.

A Covid-19 lateral flow test showing a negative result. Routine testing to identify those infected followed by efficient contact tracing, and supported isolation is still the most effective public ...

As part of the government's "living with COVID" plan, free testing in England will come to an end on 1 April. Here's how much lateral flow tests will cost.

From 1 April, most people in England will have to pay for a lateral flow test. But under new rules published by the government, free testing will continue for those at risk of “serious illness ...

Lateral flow test kits, which can provide results in just 30 minutes, are now available free through workplaces, at testing sites and via the post. The further expansion of testing will enable the ...