As anyone who has gotten a COVID-19 test can confirm, having a swab stuck up your nose is not a pleasant experience. Most people experience discomfort and watery eyes, though the sensation doesn't ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Mask mandates come and go but there's an important tool that remains: COVID-19 tests. There's a false claim showing up in social media feeds saying they can cause cancer. This is not ...

The #CoronavirusFacts database records fact-checks published since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak. The pandemic and its consequences are constantly evolving and data that was accurate weeks or ...

There is no evidence that tools used for cervical cancer screenings are cancerous, despite a video circulating online warning about the sterilisation process of test utensils. A controlled amount of ...

Mouth cancer rates in Britain have been rising for two decades, with an all-time high of diagnoses likely a result of lifestyle factors, oral health experts told Reuters. This is contrary to claims ...

Over the past two years, Madeline Beal has heard frustration and even bewilderment during public meetings about ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing gas that is used to sterilize half of the medical ...

Some of the San Diego police officers, who obtained religious exemptions from taking a COVID-19 vaccine, also claim their religion forbids them from doing something else: putting a cotton swab in ...

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Earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized new regulations to govern the more than 80 industrial facilities across the nation that use ethylene oxide, a highly potent and toxic ...