(Reuters) - The fast-spreading Omicron variant has made us more reliant on rapid at-home antigen tests to tell us if we have COVID-19. But should we be swabbing our throats as well as our noses? For ...

Some travelers flying into Miami from other countries are being asked to do a nose swab to test for COVID variants and other contagious viruses as part of a nationwide effort to track new and emerging ...

Infectious disease specialist Dr. Linda Nabha shares that the majority of at-home tests are nose swabs. She advises if your kit says to swab your nose, do not swab your throat. There is more ...

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 ...

Jan 24 (Reuters) - The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer ...

COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are at record numbers, fueled by the spread of the omicron variant. The country’s daily test volume has risen in tandem, and is now at its highest compared to any other ...

In January 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cautioned the public against a peculiar method for testing oneself COVID-19 tests. “FACT: When it comes to at-home rapid antigen #COVID19 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you're feeling sick, it can be frustrating to see a negative COVID test result. Some people say they only get an accurate COVID ...

Anyone who has had a COVID-19 PCR test done knows the drill — a swab up the nose and then the tester pops the swab into a plastic bag and off it goes. That’s when the hard work begins of determining ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — You may have seen people on social media swab their throats during an at-home COVID-19 test, or maybe you yourself have. Dr. Chirag Patel, Assistant Chief Medical Officer at UF ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Leigh Bruns, from Crestwood, puts the nasal swab in a vial after self-administering a COVID-19 test in the car with her family at ...