When the coronavirus pandemic first took hold, trying to get a COVID test was like trying to get Glastonbury tickets. Hard to come by is an understatement. But now, well over a year on, a key part of ...

A recent study published on the medRxiv* preprint server discusses the role of lateral flow device (LFD) testing in potentially improving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) isolation policies. Study: ...

During the early stages of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), rapid testing was imperative for public health policymakers and health care workers in order to determine where and what measures ...

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 ...

Andrew Lee has previously received research funding from the National Institute for Health Research. He is a member of the UK Faculty of Public Health and the Royal Society for Public Health. Just as ...

Covid patients will be able to reduce the self-isolation period from Wednesday as a rule-change cuts the number of days required from 10 to seven. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) says anyone ...

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 ...