Only a few years ago the benefits of lateral flow diagnostic tests weren’t widely understood outside of scientific circles. The reason most people came into contact with the technology was through the ...

Liverpool has seen high numbers of coronavirus cases in recent weeks, and the Government is now trialling a new testing pilot in the region. Residents and those who work in Liverpool are being offered ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As a result of the rapidly-spreading Omicron variant, Covid case numbers have continued to rise across the UK in record numbers, ...

Lateral flow immunoassay tests (or LFTs, for short) have been in use for decades, becoming an indispensable tool within diagnostics’ (Dx) practice, as well as a growing range of applications outside ...

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 ...

Editor's Note: Article updated with latest information on availability of tests. People faced problems getting hold of the tests last week after a huge surge in demand prompted the Government website ...

Some passengers will also be able to take the lateral flow test when they arrive at some UK airports, although the Government has not released anymore specific details on this just yet. For a detailed ...

The UK government recently asked all secondary schools to provide on-site COVID-19 testing for pupils, and advised secondary, college and university students to continue twice weekly testing, in an ...

The United Kingdom government plans to implement mass scale population testing for SARS-CoV-2 infection using Lateral Flow Devices (LFDs), yet the devices' sensitivity is unknown. A study published in ...