The FDA has issued emergency authorizations to 12 antibody tests for the virus. As federal officials gradually begin reopening the country, expanded testing is central to the conversation. Until now, ...

CHICAGO (NewsNation Now) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use approval for Abbott’s latest lab-based COVID-19 IgM antibody test, the company announced Monday. Abbott ...

"We feel this pressure because we want to help people." Antibody tests, which reveal whether someone has been infected with the novel coronavirus, have been touted as key to reopening the economy and ...

Auckland, New Zealand-based in vitro diagnostics company Pictor is partnering with Mobility Health, a laboratory service provider based in Mason, Ohio, to distribute Pictor’s Covid-19 antibody test ...

A type of COVID-19 test rushed out in the early days of the pandemic, before vaccines became widely available, isn’t much use any more for most people, doctors say. So-called antibody blood tests can ...

The American Red Cross is resuming testing blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 after a drop in blood donations supply. For a limited time, donated plasma with high levels of antibodies ...

While it might be impossible to figure out who is going to become sick with novel coronavirus, some public health experts believe the more critical question may be who has already been exposed. In ...

Health experts say the country is days away from widespread coronavirus antibody testing. Instead of detecting the virus itself, the tests detect proteins called antibodies that the immune system ...

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Vitalant, the nation's largest independent, nonprofit blood services provider, has resumed testing for donors who may be interested in learning if they have antibodies to ...

As the world continues to learn how to live with Covid-19 in the long run, scientists are testing ways to quickly tell people how well-protected they are against the virus, and whether they need ...

How much protection do you currently have against COVID-19? The answer depends on so much: whether you’ve already had COVID-19 (and if so, how long ago); whether you’ve been vaccinated (and if so, how ...