The FDA could approve the first blood test that can detect multiple cancers, around the end of the year, setting the stage ...

Screenings can find treatable conditions before they’ve caused too much damage – but ‘overscreening’ can cause harm ...

Medicare coverage of a new osteoporosis screening tool may help to address the challenge of identifying and treating patients ...

A pioneering blood test detected more than twice as many high-risk prostate cancer cases as current methods, paving the way for more effective screening.

This large-scale, high-quality trial compares a promising alternative screening test to PSA. This may be the breakthrough for prostate cancer screening that we have all been waiting for,” said Kevin C ...

As new colorectal cancer screening guidance draws attention to the growing number of testing options, the American ...

The American Cancer Society updated its colorectal cancer screening guidelines May 27 to include new blood- and stool-based screening options, while making clear that the blood-based test is a last ...

Millions of men face a decision about whether to be screened for prostate cancer. National guidelines say that decision ...

A new test could be more effective at detecting dangerous prostate cancer than current screening methods, a study suggests.

A screening test can determine if a person has an infection with hepatitis B. It involves a blood test that detects antigens and antibodies for hepatitis B virus (HBV). Hepatitis B, or hep B, is 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 ...