WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A simple nasal swab might help doctors predict the severity of a person's COVID infection, a new study suggests. More than 70% of people with mild or ...

WASHINGTON — Americans can once again order COVID-19 tests, without being charged, mailed straight to their homes. The U.S. government reopened the program on Thursday, allowing any household to order ...

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 ...

This article was originally published by Healthbeat. Sign up for their public health newsletters at healthbeat.org/newsletters. Heading into the fifth U.S. winter of ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – Results from a new study by researchers at Yale University show that testing for the presence of a single immune system molecule can detect threatening and stealthy viruses, ...

PITTSBURGH — A novel diagnostic test using just a nasal swab could transform how doctors diagnose and treat childhood asthma. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed this ...

TODAY ABOUT ASTHMA. NUMBER ONE, THERE ARE NOT ONE, BUT THREE DIFFERENT KINDS OF ASTHMA. AND RIGHT NOW THERE’S ONLY TREATMENT FOR ONE OF THEM. AND NUMBER THREE, FINDING OUT WHICH KIND OF ASTHMA YOUR ...

An Army-Harvard team of expert scientists have been performing “specialized testing” of industry built swab prototypes to ensure that new, alternative designs meet the requisite performance and ...