Testing

Alzheimers blood test

New finger-prick blood test could help in diagnosing Alzheimer's disease

New ways to test for prostate cancer are being developed to help with early detection

new prostate cancer tests

Philly public school students have made some academic gains, but still lag behind nationally

Philly test scores

DEP is still detecting high levels of a carcinogen on Bartram's Garden trail

bartram's garden testing

Free COVID-19 tests are again available through the U.S. Postal Service; here's how to order them

Free COVID tests

FDA warns against using certain pregnancy, ovulation and UTI tests

FDA Pregnancy Tests

At-home COVID-19 tests recalled for possible bacteria contamination

Covid test recall

Free COVID-19 tests are again available via the mail; here's how to order them

Free COVID-19 tests

Pennsylvania's standardized test scores are still below pre-pandemic levels, data shows

Standardized Test Scores

As STDs proliferate, companies rush to market at-home test kits. But are they reliable?

STD At-Home Test

Free COVID-19 tests are available for weddings and other events in Philly

Philly free COVID-19 tests

COVID-19 cases are spiking, but Philly isn't reinstating a mask mandate

At-home COVID-19 tests soon will be available for free to Medicare recipients

Federal website to order free COVID tests is live; Here's how to get them

COVID at-home tests

What patients can learn with confidence from one negative rapid test (Hint: very little)

Health Insurance

At-home COVID-19 tests soon will be covered by health insurance

CDC clarifies new COVID-19 isolation guidelines, but does not add testing requirement

FEMA COVID-19 testing site expected to open in Southwest Philly this week

FEMA COVID Testing SW

Philly health department warns residents against 'unaffiliated' pop-up COVID-19 testing sites

At-home COVID tests are not as sensitive to the omicron variant, FDA says

COVID At-Home Rapid Tests

New Jersey residents can get free, at-home COVID-19 saliva tests

Why you can't find cheap at-home COVID tests

COVID-19 testing, turnaround times are still uneven this far into pandemic

IBX Medicare Advantage members can receive free in-home screenings for colon cancer, kidney disease

Independence in-home testing

I'm fully vaccinated but feel sick – should I get tested for COVID-19?

Rutgers researchers are developing a COVID-19 breathalyzer test

Backed by millions in public and private cash, rapid COVID tests are coming to stores near you

Ellume's rapid, at-home COVID-19 test could help drive down transmission rates

Ellume COVID-19 test

President Biden begins revamping America's COVID-19 response

Temple University begins $10 million COVID-19 testing plan

Temple COVID-19 tests

Amazon now selling a COVID-19 test authorized by the FDA

Many U.S. health experts underestimated the coronavirus … until it was too late

An at-home, rapid COVID-19 test is now available without a prescription

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Philly eatery The Goat transforms into COVID-19 testing site for restaurant workers

the goat covid-19 testing

FDA authorizes first over-the-counter COVID-19 test for at-home use

Pixel COVID-19 test

People who received COVID-19 tests at one Jersey Shore lab should get retested, FBI says

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Why employers find it so hard to test for COVID-19

FDA authorizes first at-home rapid COVID-19 test that produces results within 30 minutes

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COVID-19 cases on the rise across New Jersey as state warns against second wave

new jersey covid-19 infections

At-home COVID-19 testing now available in Burlington County

Burlington County at-home COVID-19 test

New Jersey to receive 2.6 million rapid COVID-19 tests

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