Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests were the first available for spotting the coronavirus. They work by detecting the virus’s genetic material, and are very accurate. Then came rapid tests, also ...

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 ...

Lateral flow devices, or lateral flow tests, have played a significant role in helping to identify infectious individuals during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. They have been key ...

The team at Rapid Test & Trace began petitioning government to make self-testing free for the public in late 2020. They aggregated public healthcare professionals and medical specialists to help ...

Syndromic infectious disease testing is designed to simultaneously identify multiple pathogens responsible for similar clinical symptoms in a single test. Traditional testing methods typically only ...

The latest spots created by MullenLowe highlight the importance of vaccination for the next eligible age group (the under '50s) and rapid flow testing, which is now available for everyone in England.