Sputum sampling was found to be a valuable method for diagnosing and monitoring patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to a recent systematic review and meta-analysis published ...

There are roughly 225,000 new cases of lung cancer every year in the United States. Early diagnosis and treatment play a large role in improving outcomes. A recently developed nasal swab test could ...

Long Beach lifeguard Jeremy Rocha gives out a COVID-19 test kit at a drive-thru testing site at Long Beach's Jordan High School on April 18. It's one of 21 sites in Southern California where people ...

Tokyo — Researchers in Japan announced "game changing" research this week that found simple saliva tests for COVID-19 are just as reliable as the widely used, but more complicated and uncomfortable, ...

As more Americans get tested for the new coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19, they’re discovering the test involves a deep nasal swab that can be uncomfortable. Called a nasopharyngeal ...

Covid-19 testing has become more and more accessible, in pharmacies, doctors’ offices, urgent cares, and pop-up testing sites throughout the country. But the methods of obtaining the sample of ...

When it comes to food safety, being able to detect pathogens in food production areas is crucial. Although swabbing machinery, hard surfaces and other environmental elements has served as a well ...

Traditional poultry swabbing misses key viral threats—new research shows how air and surface sampling provides a faster, safer way to track dangerous pathogens in live-bird markets. Study: Air ...