New research suggests Omicron may be easier to detect in saliva than nasal samples. Some experts recommend swabbing your throat then your nose for a COVID-19 rapid test, even if the test doesn't say ...

A new breed of fast, cheap, and, in most cases, accurate new COVID-19 tests could remake the fraught debate over virus outbreaks at school this fall. Using subjects’ saliva instead of invasive nasal ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON -- Rutgers University researchers have received U.S. government clearance for the first saliva test to help diagnose COVID-19, a new approach that could help expand testing options and ...

A new saliva test and earlier use of the HbA 1c blood test could pick up type 2 diabetes in high-risk patients earlier than methods in current use, show data from 2 studies. Both tests could both ...