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 ...

COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are at record numbers, fueled by the spread of the omicron variant. The country’s daily test volume has risen in tandem, and is now at its highest compared to any other ...

Severity of a COVID-19 illness could be determined by examining autoantibodies in the nasal cavity, allowing more personalized treatment protocols. Severe COVID-19 can be life-threatening for patients ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A nasal swab test could be a breakthrough for children with suspected sinus infections. The test could tell parents whether their child needs antibiotics for their sinus infection ...

Diagnosing precisely what type of asthma a child has and fine-tuning the treatment for it involves an invasive procedure under general anesthesia. For children with mild asthma, it's just not worth ...

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Doctors could soon be using a saliva test, not a nasal swab, to test for COVID-19. New research shows saliva testing for COVID-19 is quicker and safer than nasal swabs. Researchers with the University ...

A new quick-and-easy nasal swab test for kids can diagnose the specific immune system drivers behind their asthma, potentially opening the door to better treatments, researchers say. Photo by ...

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 ...

Genetic testing of saliva samples identifies the SARS-CoV-2 virus more quickly than testing of nasal swabs, according to new research. Genetic testing of saliva samples identifies the SARS-CoV-2 virus ...

The papers, which have not yet been published in scientific journals, suggest that testing just a single type of sample is likely to miss a large share of infections. By Emily Anthes People with ...