Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Getty Images) Covid test kits that only use nasal swabs are slower to pick up Omicron infections than throat swabs, scientists ...

The number of people being admitted to hospital with Covid in England has begun to rise again, new data from the NHS shows. It comes as experts in Europe warned of a new wave of the virus driven by ...

In the early days of the pandemic, public health officials scrambled to get a read on the new viral outbreak. The CDC covered all its bases, recommending specimens be sent to them in three ways for ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- It's a question some scientists are taking a deeper look at: Nose or throat -- what is the best way to do a COVID-19 test? A woman says she swabbed both her nose and throat and ...

Can you test positive for covid-19 without being infectious? Even if you have had three doses of coronavirus vaccine, a positive lateral flow test (LFT) result means you are infectious to other people ...

CAMBRIDGE & WETHERBY, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avacta Group plc (AIM: AVCT), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative cancer therapies and powerful diagnostics based on its ...

WALTHAM, Mass. & WATERTOWN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rhinostics Inc. and Nexus Medical Labs recently received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a ...

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 ...