Alex Wang, 21, told Vice News that he received an anal swab test last September, and compared the feeling to having diarrhea. “At first I was shy,” he told the publication.

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 ...

There is early evidence a throat swab could be more effective at detecting the Omicron variant but experts are torn on whether people should be using at-home rapid test kits for that purpose. A ...

Both are inaccurate descriptions. The most common COVID-19 test is nasopharyngeal — a swab in a nostril toward the back of the throat. The swab does not enter the sinus passages or touch the brain.

Almost 100 children are enrolled on a trial using the swab at Great Ormond Street Hospital (Gosh). At the moment the test is being carried out during routine hospital check-ups. However, Dr Angeliki ...

Good news — spitting into a cup may soon be an alternative to having an extra-long swab pushed up your nose to test for COVID-19. Unfortunately, it isn’t yet available in Canada, but here’s ...