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Swab test revolution: New method dramatically reduces the time to diagnose EndometriosisEndometriosis causes severe discomfort in ovaries and other harsh symptomsSwab test takes four weeks to produce a result, helping early an…

As the COVID-19 pandemic showed, potentially dangerous new viruses can begin to spread in the population well before the global public health surveillance system can detect them. However, Yale researchers have found that testing for the…

Foil patch that can block excess sweat: Swab applied for three minutes under the armpits could solve misery of heavy perspirationA foil patch held under the armpit could be a solution to prevent excess sweatingThe patch was…

A new test that can spot cervical cancer years before it happens could transform screening for four cancers, scientists say.A study found it was able to detect more than half of women whose screening results came back normal but went onto…

Test that could draw a line under your wrinkles: Scientists develop swab that tells if your skin is ageing prematurelyResearches have created a swab test to see if your skin is ageing prematurelyThe test can detect if DNA…

A mother needed emergency surgery to remove a six-inch-long Covid swab that got stuck in her throat.Bobby Lee, 31, said she briefly feared for her life after accidently swallowing the test last month.Ms Lee is just one of hundreds of…

A swab test could soon potentially predict the preterm birth of babies using a signature found in the cheek cells of the mother and father of the infant. The test could be instrumental in preventing premature births and the many health…

Simple cheek swab of both mothers and fathers-to-be could tell doctors whether their baby will be born prematurely, study claimsParents at risk of having preterm baby could be spotted through swab testResearchers identified 100…

<!-- -->One of the most widely-accepted ways to identify the presence of coronavirus in a person is through throat and nasal swabs. Both the popular tests currently under wide use - rapid antigen and RT-PCR - see healthcare…

Over the past 11 months, Tilly Ward, who is just two, has been tested for Covid-19 no fewer than nine times.Every time she gets a tickly throat, she’s required to have a test, as per the rules of the nursery she attends five mornings a…