Anyone who has had a COVID-19 PCR test done knows the drill — a swab up the nose and then the tester pops the swab into a plastic bag and off it goes. That’s when the hard work begins of determining ...

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*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Leigh Bruns, from Crestwood, puts the nasal swab in a vial after self-administering a COVID-19 test in the car with her family at ...

Some medical experts are debating whether you should swab your throat when doing an at-home COVID-19 test. Some say swabbing your throat - and your nose - may boost the chances a home test can detect ...

While it isn't possible to tell parents how long their child will need to remain in intensive care with a serious case of RSV, new research has unearthed clues that may make it easier to predict which ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - A new diagnostic test for the coronavirus could make nose and throat swabs a thing of the past, researchers establish the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines for obese people, and ...

The Food and Drug Administration is alerting Americans to the potential dangers of at-home COVID-19 tests after receiving reports of people egregiously misusing them, resulting in injuries. In a ...

Researchers found potentially infectious traces of the new coronavirus virus in the eye of Italy’s first COVID-19 patient, even after it had cleared from her nose, according to a case study published ...

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Molecular tests are far superior to rapid antigen tests—and now you can get them for home use. Last week, I was about to go on a date, and because I'm severely immunocompromised, we agreed he would ...

In the age of omicron, where COVID’s attack rate is higher than previous variants, entire households and friend groups are getting sick. If one person gets COVID, there’s a good chance others in their ...