It’s a simple message – get your annual mammogram to detect breast cancer at its earliest stage. But you may be surprised to hear there are two types of exams. Doctors who devote their practice to ...

A new rapid blood test being trialled by the NHS can fast-track diagnosis of sepsis and meningitis in children.

Researchers have adapted a rapid diagnostic technology that is able to identify undetected cases of malaria, helping tackle ...

What if a single test could simultaneously contribute to the diagnosis, characterization, and treatment guidance of childhood ...

What's the difference between a preventive care visit and a diagnostic one? Potentially hundreds of dollars in out-of-pocket expenses for patients. That was the experience of one Oregon patient ...

According to Sackett and Haynes [1] studies evaluating the diagnostic validity of clinical tests are classified along a continuum from efficacy (Phase I and Phase II) to effectiveness (Phase III and ...

Fundoscopy can detect diabetic retinopathy. The exam involves a bright light shined into the eye, allowing an eye doctor to see any potential issues happening in the back of the eye. Share on ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has given clearance to another blood test to help assess Alzheimer’s disease and other ...

Therefore, based on their findings, they recommend a comprehensive eye exam for patients living with MG who experience vision ...

Federal health officials botched an initial diagnostic test and restricted widespread screening. Missteps may have raised the risks to Americans, critics say. By Roni Caryn Rabin Knvul Sheikh and ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Radiology technologist Jeff Dettbarn said he knew something was wrong at the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Iowa City, Iowa, when a patient arrived in February 2017 for a ...