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Is it COVID-19? Flu? At-home rapid tests could help you and your doctor decide on a treatment plan

  • Written by Julie Sullivan, Chief Operating Officer of RADx Tech, Emory University
imageOver-the-counter multiplex tests for more than one illness may soon come to a pharmacy near you.Paco Burgada/iStock via Getty Images

A scratchy, sore throat, a relentless fever, a pounding head and a nasty cough – these symptoms all scream upper respiratory illness. But which one?

Many of the viruses that cause upper respiratory infections...

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