A doctor can usually tell if you have the flu based on your symptoms, especially if it’s during peak season. But they may want to give you a quick test to be sure the influenza virus is to blame ...

While symptoms of the flu and COVID are similar, the viruses that cause each illness are different. New tests this winter season can tell you at home what you’re sick with.

The public will no longer need a prescription or a visit to a health provider to take take a combined COVID and flu test at home. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced it has ...

After doctor’s office visits for flu dipped early this year, they jumped past the previous season peak at the end of last month, with a 30% test positivity rate — and there are still months to go.

If you are vulnerable to Covid or the flu, you may want to test as soon as you feel ill, said Dr. Davey Smith, an infectious disease specialist at the University of California, San Diego.

What parents need to know about COVID, flu vaccines 02:45. The Food and Drug Administration is making it easier for people to simultaneously test themselves for COVID-19 and the flu at home.

Look for packaging that says COVID and Flu testing, and some are labeled 3-in-1 as they test for COVID-19, influence A and influenza B. Most work like at-home COVID tests and require a nasal swab.

After doctor’s office visits for flu dipped early this year, they jumped past the previous season peak at the end of last month, with a 30% test positivity rate — and there are still months to go.

While symptoms of the flu and COVID are similar, the viruses that cause each illness are different. New tests this winter season can tell you at home what you’re sick with.