The United States is seeing a second peak in flu cases this season. After doctor’s office visits for flu dipped early this ...

Low vaccination rates may be contributing to the spread of flu, but data suggests the number of cases so far this season is ...

The toddler was triaged and given a nasal swab test to check for Covid-19 and influenza A and B. Wettstein said they sat down and waited to be called. And they waited. As Wettstein watched Ryan in ...

Flu season has arrived ... or whoever is doing the swab as possible. First, they make the clinical decision based on seeing the patient, what needs to be tested for, what is clinically indicated ...

A recent study conducted on human A(H5N1) cases in the United States found that conjunctivitis was the primary symptom ...

Dr Zachary Rubin took to TikTok to explain the testing process doctors use for human metapneumovirus (HMPV), amid a spike in cases of the illness.

Influenza is what gives the flu season its name, and it’s the dominant source of trouble right now, as we explore in the ...

Dr. Stacy Chronister, an internal medicine specialist with OSU, shares tips on managing seasonal illnesses, including ...

Newly published research in JAMA presents an alternative: a nasal swab test that researchers say accurately diagnoses a child’s asthma subtype. Researchers used the new tests in three studies of ...

Using nasal swabs to identify a child’s asthma subtype ... such as for seasonal influenza, yellow fever, malaria or COVID-19. They identified a molecular signature associated with the strength ...

WITH THIS, A SIMPLE NASAL SWAB, HE SAYS IT’S EASIER THAN GETTING A COVID TEST. IT’S LESS DISCOMFORT. AND WE’VE DONE THIS NOW IN HUNDREDS OF PATIENTS, RANGING FROM AGE 6 TO 90, AND THEY ...