GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A new online trend is causing concern among health experts and it has to do with the way you're administering your at-home COVID-19 test. Rather than swabbing just the inside of ...
NOTE: Federal guidance has not changed on how to test for COVID, and all test kits have specific FDA-approved instructions on how they should be used. This story has been updated to include a recent ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matt Binnicker is the CSO for Mayo Collaborative Services. There are now over 40 antigen tests that have received emergency use ...
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 ...
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- An at-home COVID-19 testing method is spreading quickly on social media. It suggests people swab their throat instead of their nose to get a more accurate result. Action News ...
NORFOLK, Va. — Some people on social media are using at-home COVID-19 rapid tests, in a different way. They’re swabbing their throats instead of their nose. However, local doctors and the FDA say that ...
JERUSALEM, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Israel's Health Ministry on Monday instructed people self-testing for COVID-19 to swab their throat as well as their nose when using rapid antigen kits to increase the ...
New research suggests Omicron may be easier to detect in saliva than nasal samples. Some experts recommend swabbing your throat then your nose for a COVID-19 rapid test, even if the test doesn't say ...
While at-home COVID-19 tests are slightly different, many follow the same general principle: You swab the inside of your nose, put the swab in a solution, and wait for the results. But people (some ...
SINGAPORE, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Singapore has approved Advanced MedTech Holdings' COVID-19 kit for use in testing saliva from deep within the throat, the company said, as the country looks to ramp up ...
BLACKFOOT, Idaho (KIFI) – Fargo-based medical startup, Checkable Medical, is conducting a clinical study to prove the safety and effectiveness of an over-the-counter at-home strep test. Once the study ...
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- An at-home COVID-19 testing method is spreading quickly on social media. It suggests people swab their throat instead of their nose to get a more accurate result. Action News ...