Timely diagnosis of debilitating and often deadly brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s remains largely elusive, though in recent years several teams of scientists have reported potential ...

A new state law aimed at reducing delays at the state toxicology lab and erasing a backlog of more than 16,000 cases was signed into law by Gov. Bob Ferguson this week. Spokane ...

Patients with a positive fecal occult blood test (FOBT) who did not undergo follow-up colonoscopy had a fourfold increased incidence of colorectal cancer, a Swedish population-based cohort study ...

Faulty urine samples were linked to nine cases in Sonoma County and two in Napa County. The California Department of Justice says the error was discovered in September 2025.

Residents in Bentham, North Yorkshire have been found with high levels of toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” in their blood, linked to ...

The virus is the human polyomavirus 2, commonly called either the JC virus or John Cunningham virus, named after the poor ...

Mike Francisco was an athletic 35-year-old Phoenix medical professional when he was diagnosed with late-stage colon cancer. His story is not unusual.

Seven Sam's Club pharmacies in the Austin, Texas, area are taking part in a pilot program that tests people's blood for uses such as possible reactions to GLP-1, the popular weight loss drug.

Guardant Health Inc. (NASDAQ:GH) is one of the most promising stocks under $100 to buy. On March 16, Guardant Health announced the launch of its Shield multi-cancer detection/MCD test in several Asian ...

For women age 70 and over with a common form of breast cancer, determining “the right size” of treatment can be challenging, in part because clinicians have limited tools to guide ...

Governor Maura Healey on Thursday unveiled a new public health measure aimed at taming a growing public health threat: Alpha-gal syndrome, the red-meat allergy triggered by the bi ...

Researchers say they have developed a blood test that can help predict the start of Alzheimer's disease symptoms, allowing them to receive a diagnosis.