Almost 200 million people, including children, around the world have endometriosis, a chronic disease in which the lining of ...

The pregnancy-test–like tool—which works in only 10 minutes—is 500 percent more sensitive than current laboratory tests, ...

After taking a sample, a simple-to-use, COVID-like test strip shows two lines if it detects signs of a melanoma.

Adopting intensive lifestyle changes can slow or stop progression of early-stage Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first at-home test for cervical cancer screening, its maker Teal Health said on Friday, offering an alternative to Pap smears that need to be ...

In a Teal Health study, 86% of participants thought they would more likely stay up-to-date with cervical cancer screening if they could do it at home. And 94% said they would prefer to self ...

A noninvasive colorectal cancer screening test that can be done at home could reduce the risk of colorectal cancer death by 33%, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open. This is ...

According to a study published in JAMA Network Open, 70% of U.S. adults would conduct a home test for suspected COVID-19. Kimberly A. Fisher, M.D., from UMass Chan Medical School in Worchester ...

T he U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just issued its first emergency use authorization for an at-home test that can tell users if they have either the flu, COVID-19, or both. The decision ...

The advice to repeat test came from another government-funded study. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts studied more than 5,000 people who had been recruited to find out how well home ...

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