The first challenge with rapid at-home self tests for COVID-19 is getting one. But once you have a test, there are now growing questions about what body part you should swab to get the most accurate ...

Never before in the course of human events have our noses been so poked, prodded and downright invaded by foreign objects at our own behest. This is the golden age of swabs, meaning we will pay gilded ...

Social media users have claimed that nasal swabs used in COVID-19 tests contain lithium. However, there is no evidence to back that up, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has denied it ...

A charming article appeared recently in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reprinted from the Washington Post entitled “The Humble Swab Is Having a Moment.” It begins with a description of the now prolific ...

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 ...

Novel Automated Design Enables Comfortable Home and Clinic Swab Collection with Robotic High-Throughput Processing in 75mm by 13mm Tube Formats WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rhinostics introduces ...

In 2020 and 2021, we all became well-acquainted with nasal swabs. But small sticks we stuck up our noses, it turns out, were harder to come by than anyone could have predicted. A May 2020 survey of ...

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.