It's easy to make a working stylus for your tablet or mobile device with just a few household supplies, including an ink pen and cotton swab.

A technique that uses a simple cheek swab to pick up gene mutations in healthy tissue could become a “useful tool for cancer ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A nasal swab test could be a breakthrough for children with suspected sinus infections. The test could tell parents whether their child needs antibiotics for their sinus infection ...

Getting a pap smear can be awkward, uncomfortable or even painful. But a new test approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could change that. In May, the FDA approved a self-swab alternative ...

Wipe with a damp washcloth: This is the safest and best method of all. You can't really get inside your ear canal with your finger, and gently rubbing around the outside of it with a damp cloth is ...

Most of us have been using cotton swabs to clean our ears since babyhood, but apparently, it’s really not a good idea. The ...

Across the country, doctors and hospitals are desperate for testing swabs. Health care professionals say before we can realistically plan how to rebound from this crisis, they first need to know how ...