Urine samples can be used to test for chlamydia and gonorrhea. Discharge, tissue, cell or saliva sample — Your provider will use a swab to collect samples that will be looked at under a microscope.

It's impossible for STD (more commonly referred to as STI) testing to be completely the same for everyone because, well, different people have different private parts. But the basic components of ...

A swab — potentially requiring some degree of insertion into the vagina or urethra — is an invasive proposition, which, when self-administered, can increase the risk of incorrect test results.

Social media users have been sharing a post saying any cold or common flu can be misdiagnosed as COVID-19. This is misleading.

The swab generally fits the bill. In some parts of the United States, health workers hand people the swab to test themselves, assuring a level of personal comfort.

Vacationers from the provinces are required to undergo swab tests for COVID-19 before returning to the city of Manila, Mayor Isko Moreno announced yesterday.

Self-test kits for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) will go on sale at two locations from Aug 1, even as new cases fell to 250 last year, the lowest in at least 18 years.