You may have noticed that more and more people are testing positive for COVID-19 after using a rapid test to swab their throats. The trend took off on Twitter this past week, and unlike most of the ...

In January 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cautioned the public against a peculiar method for testing oneself COVID-19 tests. “FACT: When it comes to at-home rapid antigen #COVID19 ...

BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 05: Symbolic photo on the subject of 'compulsory testing in the office'. A woman takes a throat swab for a Sars Covid-19 antigen rapid test in front of her desk on January 05 ...

(NEXSTAR) – Many Americans are relying on at-home COVID-19 tests to determine if that scratchy throat and stuffy nose is the omicron variant, a cold, or something else entirely. But as complaints ...

As Americans scramble for at-home tests to find out if they’re infected with COVID-19, some experts are suggesting they should swab their throat, in addition to their nose, to better detect the ...

To throat swab or not to throat swab? That seems to be the question going around social media, as concerns have grown over how effective at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests are. Most tests instruct ...

It’s never been harder for Americans to get their hands on at-home rapid tests, as the fast-moving omicron variant fuels more than half a million new COVID-19 cases each day. The lucky ones with tests ...

Many at-home antigen tests suggest inserting a swab only one-half or three-quarters of an inch into your nose. So why do some health care workers dig deeper? Here’s what I found out → Your nasal ...

Preliminary evidence suggests that rapid tests like Abbott BinaxNOW and Quidel QuickVue struggle to detect the omicron variant during an individual’s first few days of infection. AzmanL via Getty ...

To throat swab or not to throat swab? That seems to be the question going around social media, as concerns have grown over how effective at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests are. Most tests instruct ...