A new test can differentiate between various types of asthma via a nasal swab. Researchers hope it can eventually help match ...

The Globe spoke with infectious disease experts about how and when to use the new combo tests. Like a COVID-19 test, the new ...

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed a new nasal swab test that identifies specific asthma subtypes in ...

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Oct. 28, 2021 — Instead of an invasive nasal swab, researchers are exploring the use of a unique breath test for the rapid screening of patients for COVID-19. Results from the initial study in ...

HMPV infections are spreading in China while cases of flu-like disease have also been found in India and the UK.

A 5-year-old boy inserts a swab stick into his nose for a Covid-19 self-test. Researchers hope the test can eventually be used to help match patients with better treatments. The research focused ...

The HMPV outbreak is currently overwhelming hospitals in China but Beijing says respiratory infections are "less severe" and ...

Five years after the virus that causes COVID emerged in China it still holds some mysteries. The disease has killed an ...

The free test is available to anyone without insurance who is showing symptoms or who has a known exposure to the viruses.

Female doctor using cotton swab while PCR testing small boy at rapid COVID-19 test at home. A rapid nasal swab test can diagnose a child’s asthma subtype The test looks for eight genetic markers ...