Dr. Patel says when tested head-to-head, this saliva testing kit detected just as many, if not more COVID-19 cases than a different, traditional, PCR nasal swab test that has already been in practice.

Santa Clara County officials are concerned over a drop in COVID-19 testing rates. But starting this week, they'll begin using a new saliva-based test that could encourage more people to participate.

Faster results could be coming for COVID-19 testing as the FDA recently green-lit a new test that some are calling a game changer.

Adding saliva testing, “makes it possible for the university to test thousands of students and employees daily for COVID-19,” the statement said.

Rutgers University researchers have received U.S. government clearance for the first saliva test to help diagnose COVID-19, a new approach that could help expand testing options and reduce risks ...

The FDA has granted emergency use authorization to the Yale School of Public Health in New Haven, Conn., for its SalivaDirect COVID-19 diagnostic test, which uses a new method of processing saliva ...

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Candyce Collier watches the time as pedestrians collect saliva specimens at a walk-up testing site for COVID-19 on the grounds of The Starboard Restaurant in Dewey Beach ...

One involves testing another form of the treatment Remdesivir, while the other asking professional basketball players to help determine the accuracy of a COVID-19 test.

Faster results could be coming for COVID-19 testing as the Food and Drug Administration recently green-lit a new test that some are calling a game changer. The new SalivaDirect test is cheaper and ...