A looming revolution in oncology could help the 18 million cancer survivors in the U.S. and bolster biotech stocks like Guardant Health, Natera and Exact Sciences.And all it takes is a little ...

A tiny device can be inserted using a syringe and then safely dissolves once it is no longer needed. Engineers at ...

From needles, snakes and airplanes to test-taking, speech-making and germs, sources of all-encompassing panic can make ...

This handheld device is the first that can detect tuberculosis in saliva, in addition to blood and sputum samples, an important breakthrough for testing children and HIV patients, who struggle to ...

A urine glucose test has traditionally been used to check for diabetes. In addition, people with diabetes may use it to monitor blood sugar levels and measure the efficacy of treatments.

An A1C test is a blood draw used to diagnose and manage prediabetes and diabetes. Learn more about who needs this test and why and how it’s performed.

An investigation by The Times had five journalists take the test, and while none of them had extremely high levels, all of them showed signs of plastic in their blood. Sometimes there were as many as ...

The tests can be performed on blood, urine, saliva, body tissues ... Some biopsies, such as fine needle aspiration, can be done in a practitioner’s office; others are performed on an outpatient basis ...

A disease detection chatbot powered by generative AI and four cancer tests are among the latest medical devices to receive “breakthrough” status from the Food and Drug Administration.