Eligible patients can receive up to 70 per cent in subsidies for genetic tests, while MediShield Life coverage will be extended to selected risk-reducing surgical procedures.

SINGAPORE, March 5 — From December, Singaporeans identified as high risk for hereditary breast and ovarian ...

Doctors warn that Bulgaria’s healthcare system still lacks a sustainable framework for genomic diagnostics, patients are paying the price ...

“...the prosecution has miserably failed to prove as to how these samples were collected, preserved, and ultimately sent to ...

Colorectal cancer is highly preventable, and early detection saves lives. Colon Cancer Awareness Month is an ideal time for ...

A clustered family history of breast, ovarian, and colon cancers appropriately triggered germline testing, with BRCA1 mutation status informing individualized risk stratification and counseling.

Spain has begun using a new genetic ALS therapy that targets the SOD1 mutation and may slow nerve damage in patients with this rare condition.

Their makers claim they can detect dozens of cancer types — but some scientists say they could be missing many cancers or ...

An oncologist explains the situations when doctors recommend getting screened for colorectal cancer before age 45.

The programme was attended by Padma Shri awardee Dr Armida Fernandez, a neonatologist known for establishing Asia’s first human milk bank in 1989. She appreciated the hospital’s initiative to create a ...

Pre-eclampsia is a life-threatening pregnancy complication that can strike suddenly, endangering both mother and child.

Advances in organ and computer models are raising the prospect that some animal experiments could be eliminated. But there ...