(John Rensten/Getty Images) Oral cancer might not be one that many people think to look out for, but its prevalence is rising ...

A painless brush swab may soon change one of the most unpleasant parts of oral cancer care, sorting dangerous mouth lesions ...

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 ...

Some testers gently swab the front of your nostril and send you on your way. Others dig deep, bringing the pain. What’s the gold standard? By Livia Albeck-Ripka and John Yoon One Canadian said it felt ...

Coronavirus testing will be an important tool for lifting restrictions. Here's a look at the COVID-19 tests available now or in the works. Clifford led How To coverage. He spent a handful of years at ...

At-home COVID-19 tests have risen in popularity throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and many American households are eagerly awaiting their free kits. But while self-test kits are a quick and easy way ...

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 ...

The COVID-19 pandemic yielded important advances in testing for respiratory viruses, but it also exposed important unmet needs in screening to prevent the spread of infections in high-risk settings. A ...

Lots of folks on Twitter say that swabbing your throat in addition to your nose may be a better way of using your COVID-19 testing kit to detect the omicron variant. Is this true? If you've used a ...