The Guardian - You can now order all kinds of medical tests online. Our research shows this is (mostly) a bad idea

Patti Shih, Fiona Stanaway, Katy Bell, Stacy Carter

Many of us have done countless rapid antigen tests (RATs) over the course of the pandemic. Testing ourselves at home has become second nature.

But there’s also a growing worldwide market in medical tests sold online directly to the public. These are “direct-to-consumer” tests, and you can access them without seeing a doctor.

While this might sound convenient, the benefits to most consumers are questionable, as we discovered in a recent study.