A Manitoba man thought he had found a solution to delays in the medical system he had been experiencing, butwhen he proposed the idea to doctors in his town, he was turned away. Greg Degar, a resident ...

For the first time, therapeutically effective medications are now available for Alzheimer's disease. Effective symptomatic ...

The idea is straightforward: Take a blood test now, even without symptoms, and learn if you could some day develop Alzheimer’s disease. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ...

Tiny molecules in the blood can strongly predict short-term survival in older adults, according to new research.

Scientists at Mass General Brigham have created HPV-DeepSeek, a blood test that can detect HPV-linked head and neck cancers nearly a decade before diagnosis. By finding viral DNA in the bloodstream, ...

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche said Tuesday that it had received clearance from health safety regulators to sell a new ...

Health-evidence reviewers reverse recommendation on a blood test that detects a biomarker of a common cancer after decades of ...

Nucleated red blood cells (NRBCs) are immature blood cells that shouldn’t appear in adult blood. The optimal NRBC count is 0, and even very low counts may prompt further testing. If NRBCs are present ...

Deb Hipp is a freelance health and medical writer and editor who lives in Kansas City, Missouri. She is a former investigative reporter with more than 25 years of experience as a journalist and writer ...

A decades-long search to identify a mysterious blood antigen has led researchers to a hidden genetic difference found in a ...

Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche has received European approval for a blood test that can detect and rule out Alzheimer’s ...