A live video broadcast to Facebook about the methods used to sterilise medical equipment has falsely suggested “ethylene oxide-coated” swabs in lateral flow tests cause cancer. This claim reveals the ...

Before 2020, the words “lateral flow” meant little to anyone outside the scientific community. When talking to people unfamiliar with lateral flow, those working with the technology would often have ...

Lateral flow tests for Covid 19 have been rolled out across the UK in various settings – from cities to universities and care homes. Now, the prime minister has suggested they could even be used to ...

Scientists and public health experts built the COVID-19 pandemic response on years of experience navigating infectious disease outbreaks. Although lateral flow immunoassays have been central to ...

From today, everyone in England is being urged to take two rapid lateral flow COVID-19 tests a week, to help keep track of the virus. Only people in England will be able to get the tests, with ...