Learn if post-heart attack H. pylori screening prevents gastrointestinal bleeding and who might benefit. Keep reading for ...

Participation in early, routine screening for colorectal cancer using fecal occult blood testing was associated with a 14% reduction in CRC mortality in a cohort of nearly 380,000 individuals in ...

Low-cost, routine testing may help to reduce disparities and health care costs for people with peripheral artery disease (PAD), according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart ...

Medical self-tests sold online and in pharmacies are convenient but often lack clear instructions and conflict with existing ...

Before undergoing surgery, patients often go through a number of tests: blood work, sometimes a chest X-ray, perhaps tests to measure heart and lung function. In fact, about half of patients who ...

Screen too much and you may end up causing harm by aggressively treating indolent disease that will never be life-threatening ...

Does the current practice of noninvasive testing of patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain actually yield better outcomes, or is another major randomized trial needed?

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is poised to release recommendations on screening for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection that will endorse the routine testing of adults ...

Great news about new home Covid-19 tests but what do people need to know about these tests and what else is coming in the near future ...

The Four Rivers Project in Suffolk will now also cover the Alde-Ore river system, the Waveney and the Blyth. It builds on ...