Among the more remarkable legacies of the COVID-19 pandemic is how quickly federal regulators, the health care industry and consumers moved to make at-home testing a reliable tool for managing a ...

If you’re trying to find the best at home STD test, you’ve probably noticed how confusing the options feel at first. Some kits promise fast results, some focus on full-panel screening, and others make ...

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Among the more remarkable legacies of the COVID-19 pandemic is how quickly federal regulators, the health care industry, and consumers moved to make at-home testing a reliable tool for managing a ...

Worried you might have syphlis but are afraid to go to a clinic? Now you can get tested at home. The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first over-the counter antibody test for detecting ...

PITTSBURGH, May 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there should be a simple and effective way for individuals to test themselves for a possible STD," said an inventor, from Houston, Texas, "so I ...

This week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the way for putting the first at-home, over-the-counter test to detect syphilis antibodies in human blood. Test-kits for syphilis for the ...

The issue for regulators is whether sampling kits can be reliably adapted for in-home use. Unlike rapid antigen tests for COVID-19, which produce results in 15 to 20 minutes, the home STD kits on the ...