The swab test for flu goes deep into these and can be a challenge for some patients. “You have to go pretty deep with the swab,” he told the Daily News.

Doctors can usually collect samples for flu tests very quickly, but people may have to wait for the results. Rapid tests take about half an hour, but slower tests may require an 8-hour wait.

Josie Lapidot administers a nasal swab flu test at the American Family Care Urgent Care in Loxahatchee, Fla., on Jan. 24. Doctors often skip the type of diagnostic tests that can deliver results ...

It was awful. Fever approaching 104, body aches everywhere, an unremitting headache. It seemed that last week I, like 9.7 million other Americans in the months before me, had caught the flu ...

Here's a breakdown for COVID-19, flu and more — and why testing is so important. ... There is no at-home RSV test available, but a pediatrician can test children through a nasal swab.

Now, we have a range of home tests that can distinguish between flu and COVID with one swab. They use technology you might be used to. They’re rapid antigen tests or RATs.

The Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization on Friday for the first at-home test that can simultaneously detect both COVID-19 and the flu. With a shallow nasal swab, the ...

He demonstrated the flu quick test for us by sticking a cotton swab up both nostrils. "Both sides and it's gonna tickle. I'm digging for china here," said Dr. Vanzant.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Brian Caveney, MD, President & Chief Medical Officer, Labcorp Diagnostics, about a new EUA test that can differentiate between COVID-19 ...

At-home test kits offer a quick and easy way to screen for COVID-19 and flu. Here’s where to find them, and what to know about rapid tests.