High demand for lateral flow tests has resulted in supply issues, with many people unable to get their hands on the kits in recent days and pharmacies warning of “huge problems” with kit deliveries.

The ordering of lateral flow tests (LFTs) on the Government website has been temporarily suspended amid "exceptionally high demand", the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Monday. The website ...

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 ...

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Hasret Altan-Martin from Sartorius about the ongoing emergence of lateral flow assays in diagnostics. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the pregnancy test was the ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

Many people rely on lateral flow tests to help determine whether or not they have coronavirus. While free tests were scrapped last week for the majority of people, the method of testing is still the ...