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 ...

NOTE: Federal guidance has not changed on how to test for COVID, and all test kits have specific FDA-approved instructions on how they should be used. This story has been updated to include a recent ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matt Binnicker is the CSO for Mayo Collaborative Services. There are now over 40 antigen tests that have received emergency use ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- An at-home COVID-19 testing method is spreading quickly on social media. It suggests people swab their throat instead of their nose to get a more accurate result. Action News ...

JERUSALEM, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Israel's Health Ministry on Monday instructed people self-testing for COVID-19 to swab their throat as well as their nose when using rapid antigen kits to increase the ...

New research suggests Omicron may be easier to detect in saliva than nasal samples. Some experts recommend swabbing your throat then your nose for a COVID-19 rapid test, even if the test doesn't say ...

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 Food and Drug Administration is urging people to avoid sticking COVID-19 testing swabs down their throat, encouraging patients to follow instructions and use a nasal swab. “Use swabs as instructed ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore has approved Advanced MedTech Holdings' COVID-19 kit for use in testing saliva from deep within the throat, the company said, as the country looks to ramp up testing to ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- An at-home COVID-19 testing method is spreading quickly on social media. It suggests people swab their throat instead of their nose to get a more accurate result. Action News ...