Monday marked day 1 of Swab Summer, an intense, seven-week training program for young people who are on a mission to join the United States Coast Guard. It is said to be the most brutal and ...

Rape support groups have expressed “serious concerns” over self-swab “rape kits” being marketed towards university students in the UK. The kits allow people who have been sexually ...

Hawaii Department of Health officials alerted residents today of a recall of some Zicam and Orajel brand products due to potential microbial contamination of their cotton swabs.

Swabs for teething babies and adult noses have been recalled because they might have a microbial contamination “identified as fungi in cotton swab components.” That’s what manufacturer ...

So, why does TSA swab your hands in the airport? What could you possibly have on your bare skin that's offensive and not totally obvious?

Joy Milne can smell Parkinson's disease and is working with University of Manchester researcher Perdita Barran on developing a swab test for early detection Milne smelled the disease on her late ...

World Athletics said it had approved the introduction of a cheek swab test to determine if an athlete is biologically female.

The Transportation Security Administration has lots of ways to detect potential threats to air safety. One might involve an agent asking to swab your device.

Bacterial vaginosis, a common infection down there, is often blamed for foul smelling vaginal discharge. However, it is not ...

Learn more about postpartum perineal pain, including symptoms, treatment, and postpartum pain management.

A new, non-invasive nasal swab test for kids that diagnoses specific asthma subtype, or endotype, could help clinicians prescribe medications more precisely and pave the way for research toward ...

A simple cheek swab test called CheekAge may be able to predict a person's increase in mortality risk, according to its developers.