A new finger prick test claims to detect Alzheimer’s with 91% accuracy using p-tau217 biomarkers. Learn how this accessible ...

Health screenings — physical exams, tests and procedures used to detect disease early — are important. Screening tests are designed to detect hidden disease in otherwise healthy people. From ...

The Teal Wand is the only self-collection device for HPV testing approved by the Food and Drug Administration for at-home use. Teal Health For the first time, many people in the United States who ...

Testing for high-risk human papillomaviruses every five years – even with a self-collected sample – is the “preferred screening strategy” for cervical cancer starting at age 30, according to a new ...

Screening for the second leading cause of cancer deaths just got a bit easier. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of a new blood test for colorectal cancer (CRC).

While it is important to contact a doctor for regular checkups, some at-home preventive tests can help screen for certain conditions such as diabetes, high cholesterol, and nutritional deficiencies. A ...

Hearing tests can be classified into two main types: diagnostic and screening. Screening tests that employ pure tone audiometry via basic air conduction are utilized to rapidly assess whether more ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Just before her father died of colon cancer, Lynne Milliron, then age 40, made him a solemn promise: She would get herself ...

Dr. Donald Hensrud answers the question: 'Screenings for Men in Their 20s, 30s?' July 1, 2009— -- Question: What are the screening tests men should be getting in their 20s and 30s? Answer: As a ...

Jeff Smith was dumbfounded when he received a colon cancer screening kit in the mail. The 68-year-old Minnesota man hadn't asked for the Cologuard test, and his doctor hadn't mentioned anything about ...