Suffolk police are using three of the kits, known as SoToxa, in a pilot program to test drivers to determine the presence of ...

Testing for tuberculosis has always been a tedious and complex process. For many years, it meant expensive equipment and ...

Researchers have developed a fast, non-invasive tongue swab test for tuberculosis that could transform global TB diagnosis.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There is concern that mupirocin decolonization might cause MRSA PCR nasal swab tests to be inaccurate. A study ...

NEW YORK -- Should you take your COVID tests by swabbing your throat instead of your nostril? ABC's Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Jen Ashton says it really depends on the test. Dr. Ashton joined ...

The Food and Drug Administration is urging people to avoid sticking COVID-19 testing swabs down their throat, encouraging patients to follow instructions and use a nasal swab. “Use swabs as instructed ...

Rapid antigen testing using a nasal swab with the BinaxNOW test was able to detect the Omicron variant at an urban community testing site, whereas other swabbing routes did not perform as well, ...

We’re now pretty used to swabbing our nose to test for COVID when we have a scratchy throat or new cough. But should we also be using our rapid antigen test (RAT) to swab our throat, as some social ...

As Americans scramble for at-home tests to find out if they’re infected with COVID-19, some experts are suggesting they should swab their throat, in addition to their nose, to better detect the ...

The Santa Barbara Unified School District will test 12,500 students and 2,000 staff members for COVID-19, regardless of vaccination status, at the beginning of the school year. Students will be asked ...

NEW YORK -- Should you take your COVID tests by swabbing your throat instead of your nostril? ABC's Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Jen Ashton says it really depends on the test. Dr. Ashton joined ...