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The FDA has authorized just one type of avian flu test, and it is only available to livestock workers

If government doesn't prepare to ramp up testing, U.S. could be caught off guard again

A healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) inserts a Covid-19 test tube into a box at a drive-through test location at the Alemany

In May 2020, Stanford scientists developed a test that could have altered the course of the pandemic response. It was never rolled out.

In an open letter to the the Director of the Hoover Institute, the President, the Provost and the Board of Trustees, 90 Stanford faculty members call for a public accounting of Rupert Murdoch's appointment to the Hoover's Board of Overseers. They write, "we wonder what kind of signal his presence sends to our students, who we are training to seek the truth, and to our colleagues on the faculty, who are constantly held to the highest standards of honesty, truth and responsible scho...

Even though officials see progress in the public health response, the virus continues to pose challenges for clinical laboratories.

If you have COVID-19 symptoms but a negative rapid test, take this expert advice to keep people around you safe.

The new omicron mutations BQ.1 and BA.1.1 may fuel a rise in COVID-19 infections, public health experts warn. XBB is another subvariant of concern.

Researchers map the spread of COVID lies on Facebook.

As officials in California and beyond try to assess how severe a fall-and-winter coronavirus wave may be, one key factor is the growth of several new subvariants now emerging.