After a maximum follow-up of 14 years, the mean screening participation rate was 63.3%. Those who underwent early screening had reduced risk for colorectal cancer mortality and excess mortality.

Because the risk of many conditions increases with age, doctors generally recommend more frequent lab testing as you get ...

A mammogram is an X-ray of breast tissue which detects abnormalities. The procedure takes about 20 minutes. The NHS invites ...

An HIV screening test checks to see if you’ve been infected with the HIV virus. About 1.2 million people in the U.S. have HIV. But about 1 in 7 people don’t know their HIV status, and about 40% of new ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The costs of COVID-19 testing in nursing homes outweighed benefits based on winter 2023-2024 conditions. Testing ...

Genomic testing has been used for years on a case-by-case basis in clinical care, but is now increasingly seen as an important contributor to advancing population health. During a September Becker’s ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s diagnosis of prostate cancer has specialists reminding everyone about the importance of early detection. But, many men are still not getting the ...

After PCI, there is no value to routine functional testing above and beyond standard care in high-risk patients, new data suggest. Doing such follow-up at 1 year had no impact on 2-year clinical ...

New randomized trial results show no benefit in clinical outcomes from active surveillance using functional testing over usual care among high-risk patients with previous percutaneous coronary ...