Heart disease is the leading cause of death for people across the world. Seeing a cardiologist can make all the difference.

The US Food and Drug Administration has given marketing clearance to a blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, making the test the first to get signoff to aid in the early detection of the ...

Take glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) for example—the HbA1c test revolutionized the way we diagnose and manage diabetes because it ...

Health, they say, is wealth. Just like you check your gadgets regularly to avoid sudden breakdowns, your body also needs regular check-ups. A yearly blood test is a simple but powerful way to do that.

Here are five tests worth asking your doctor about at your next visit. The complete blood count, or CBC, measures red blood ...

Blood draws for several kinds of diagnostic tests require you to fast for several hours. Eating or drinking anything besides water can skew the results, leading to you needing to be retested. You may ...

1 in 3 eligible Americans avoid colorectal cancer (CRC) screenings because traditional methods are viewed as unpleasant and inconvenient Guardant's FDA-approved Shield blood test offers an easier, ...

But whether patients should be getting the tests—as some already are—is not yet clear. New blood tests can detect cancer recurrence earlier than traditional scans, potentially giving doctors and ...

Researchers say a simple blood test could help flag which older women face a higher risk of dementia long before any symptoms ...

The U.S. FDA recently approved a new blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. The test, called Lumipulse, measures two proteins in plasma: pTau217 and ß-Amyloid 1-42. These proteins clump together ...