Medical Xpress

Simple nasal swab test could cut costly virus screenings in high-risk settings

The COVID-19 pandemic yielded important advances in testing for respiratory viruses, but it also exposed important unmet needs in screening to prevent the spread of infections in high-risk settings. A ...
Yahoo

Taking A COVID Rapid Test? You May Want To Swab Your Nose And Throat.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many infectious disease experts believe swabbing both your nose and throat will increase the sensitivity of at-home COVID rapid ...
Phys.org

New at-home, saliva-based COVID test as effective as PCR in preliminary analysis

PCR tests, also called molecular tests or nucleic acid tests, are considered the gold standard in detecting the presence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that gives rise to COVID-19. However, they can take a ...
USA Today

Trained dogs may be better at detecting COVID than nasal PCR tests, study suggests

Prefer an adorable dog licking your face over an invasive swab up the nose? That's a research-driven option now in testing for the coronavirus. Trained dogs have shown signs of being more effective at ...
Miami Herald

Consider swabbing your nose — and throat — for rapid COVID tests, some experts say

University of Utah student Andrew Goaslind takes a rapid COVID-19 test Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, in Salt Lake City. Rick Bowmer AP The omicron coronavirus variant is forcing health experts and the ...
Business Wire

Minute Molecular’s DASH Point-of-Care COVID-19 Rapid PCR Test Gains FDA Emergency Use Authorization

EVANSTON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Minute Molecular Diagnostics today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for its rapid DASH ...
WTVD

Nose swabs or throat swabs? COVID patient questions conventional guidance after tests miss her case

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 ...
mccormick.northwestern.edu

Rapid PCR Test Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization

A new highly sensitive, easy-to-use test for COVID-19 that requires a single swab and 15 minutes has received emergency use authorization (EUA) status from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Miami Herald

You’re searching for a rapid COVID test? Here’s where to find one in South Florida

We like things fast. Our home deliveries. Our car repairs. Our food. And our COVID tests. Maybe you’re traveling. Maybe you need to go to work. Maybe you’re seeing a loved one at a nursing center or ...
News Medical

Saliva-based self-testing platform detects SARS-CoV-2 with the same level of sensitivity as PCR tests

PCR tests, also called molecular tests or nucleic acid tests, are considered the gold standard in detecting the presence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that gives rise to COVID-19. However, they can take a ...
mccormick.northwestern.edu

Monkeypox Rapid PCR Test in Development

Last spring, a rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19 — developed by Northwestern University spinoff company Minute Molecular Diagnostics — received emergency use authorization (EUA) ...