The two top makers of the highly specialized swabs used to test patients for the novel coronavirus are straining to keep up with the demand, even as both the Italian and U.S. governments are working ...

Experts explain why you shouldn't do a throat swab for at-home COVID testing, and they break down what to do instead. Given the wave of COVID-19 cases due to the Omicron variant, more people than ever ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A shortage of nasal swabs is one of the hurdles to widespread COVID-19 testing. A San Francisco company that makes large-scale 3D printers has developed an innovative solution, ...

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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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with urine samples, vaginal swabs had significantly greater sensitivity for chlamydia and gonorrhea.

Given the wave of COVID-19 cases due to the Omicron variant, more people than ever are reaching for at-home antigen tests to assess whether or not they have the virus. This is a good thing—at-home ...