A urethral swab is sent to the lab for testing. The results tell the healthcare provider what’s causing the symptoms and if the male discharge is normal. The urethral swab can help detect ...

This simple nasal swab test could change the way asthma is treated in kids. Instead of invasive tests, doctors can now get a clear idea of what’s causing the asthma and how best to treat it.

The use of cotton-tipped swabs to clean ears is “ubiquitous,” he wrote. Out of 100 patients that he surveyed at his office, 77 percent used cotton swabs, and nearly half did so on a daily basis.

After being stuffed into an airplane cabin for a long, redeye flight from overseas, you’re finally on your way home — but first, the government wants to shove a cotton swab up your nose. The ...

A new DNA leaf swab technique could revolutionize how we monitor biodiversity With only 72 minutes of work, researchers detected 52 animals in a tropical forest ...

When that annual appointment at the gynecologist's office comes up, many women don't want to go. But a new self-swab test approved by the FDA could soon change that.

It's a nasal swab test that checks for three types of bacteria with sinusitis.

Another study found that children as young as four were able to swab themselves proficiently, with test results matching a health care worker’s swabs 98 percent of the time.