There are roughly 225,000 new cases of lung cancer every year in the United States. Early diagnosis and treatment play a large role in improving outcomes. A recently developed nasal swab test could ...

You may have noticed that more and more people are testing positive for COVID-19 after using a rapid test to swab their throats. The trend took off on Twitter this past week, and unlike most of the ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- It's a question some scientists are taking a deeper look at: Nose or throat -- what is the best way to do a COVID-19 test? A woman says she swabbed both her nose and throat and ...

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 ...

Severity of a COVID-19 illness could be determined by examining autoantibodies in the nasal cavity, allowing more personalized treatment protocols. Severe COVID-19 can be life-threatening for patients ...

So, you've got your hands on a COVID-19 self-test because you think you, too, have been exposed to the virus as cases spiral upward in the nation, Ohio and Kentucky, and the Cincinnati region. These ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A nasal swab test could be a breakthrough for children with suspected sinus infections. The test could tell parents whether their child needs antibiotics for their sinus infection ...

ATLANTA — People continue to wait in line for tests while trying to find available at-home tests in this latest COVID-19 case surge. But, just as people were getting used to the idea of swabbing their ...

A simple nasal swab may help in the diagnosis of lung cancer in smokers who have undergone CT screening and had lung nodules detected on the scan. Only about 5% of the nearly 1.6 million lung nodules ...

Julie Cruz takes a sample at the GeneIQ COVID-19 testing site at Dallas College Richland Campus on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, in Dallas, TX. Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer At-home COVID-19 tests ...

After being stuffed into an airplane cabin for a long, redeye flight from overseas, you’re finally on your way home — but first, the government wants to shove a cotton swab up your nose. The Centers ...

A member of the hazardous materials team responsible for protecting the northern half of Mercer County — an area that includes Princeton — was hospitalized last week after he had a "suspicious" nasal ...