UW Health has started using saliva collection for many people being tested for COVID-19 before a procedure.

MADISON, Wis. - UW Health is using saliva collection for many patients that require COVID-19 tests, a news release said.

Regulators and scientists have been leery of introducing the tests, preferring to rely on tried-and-true methods, but evidence is mounting that the spit and swab tests may be more convenient and just ...

A group of senior living communities in the Triangle are using pooled saliva testing in an effort to keep their residents and staff safe.

Saliva tests that can screen for coronavirus infections are gaining traction, with tens of thousands of people across the country using such tests daily.

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A new saliva-based test developed by a team at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has been found to accurately detect the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID ...

Since this test is not used to establish a clinical diagnosis, the procedure would be coded as a D9999 -- Unspecified adjunctive procedure by report -- and submitted with detailed documentation (chart ...

Researchers say using an 'at home' saliva test instead of the standard hospital test for adrenal insufficiency could be a simpler and faster way to diagnose patients at high risk.

The self-swab procedure takes only 20 to 30 seconds, while producing enough saliva for testing can take people two to three minutes, and sometimes longer, he said.