“I have something here. A swab. It looks innocent. Not very complicated. Anybody like to see what it looks like? Should I open it? Open it up. I will. I will. This is what it’s about. Right?” The ...

For years we’ve all been using Q-Tips to burrow down in our ears and give them a good cleaning. But as it turns out, we’re ...

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A new type of Q-type style swab for coronavirus testing could be a breakthrough for COVID-19 diagnostics, and pave the way for at-home tests that might reduce the workload of stressed healthcare ...

Washington state received a shipment of what appeared to be regular Q-tips from the federal government for the purpose of coronavirus testing, but state health officials say the contents differ from ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new polyester-based Q-tip-type swab for COVID-19 testing from Cleveland-based U.S. Cotton, which already makes 90 billion cotton ...

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Earlier this week, workers at a state health department warehouse in Tumwater, Thurston County, expected to receive a large shipment of 68,000 nasal swabs to help expand coronavirus testing in ...