To many women, this felt long overdue but it’s part of a new effort to make women’s gynecologic procedures less painful. To ...

A colonoscopy is still the gold standard. It can find and remove precancerous growths during the same procedure, which no ...

FIT checks for blood in the stool, which can indicate the presence of colorectal cancer or polyps. Patients collect stool ...

A devoted grandfather tragically passed away from bowel cancer after his symptoms were twice dismissed as haemorrhoids by ...

The HPV test and the Pap test can help prevent cervical cancer or find it early. The HPV test looks for the virus, while the Pap test, or Pap smear, looks for precancers – cell changes on the cervix ...

Beesley’s Point resident Ed Price was spending time at his Florida home about two years ago when he suddenly collapsed and ...

The ASX slipped by lunchtime as retailers sagged, BHP swung the axe and DroneShield announced fresh US defence deals.

A new JAMA Pediatrics study shows circumcision is declining in the US. Researchers link trends to demographics, income, and parental attitudes.

That burning in your chest after meals or the sore throat you can't quite shake may be symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux ...

Colon cancer is increasingly becoming more common in adults under 50, but prompt detection can prevent or cure it. Dr. Karen Zaghiyan emphasizes five life-saving lessons. She cautions against ...

Early detection is the key to oral cancer. You may not feel anything at present, but a scheduled check-up might reveal the ...

Fihliwe Ngwenya’s dream of motherhood turned into a nightmare when she lost her unborn baby. As she struggled to navigate the ...