New options for testing and treating some of the most common sexually transmitted diseases are becoming available.

The start-up Function will send practically anyone to a lab for extensive medical testing, no physical required. Is that a ...

New federal guidance is expanding testing for cervical cancer with a self-collection method. Dr. Mara Gordon speaks to NPR about why this option might become popular for screening for HPV.

Self-administered HPV tests involve inserting a plastic tube — similar to a tampon — into the vagina, then twisting the ...

Testing a person’s blood for a type of protein called phosphorylated tau, or p-tau, could be used to screen for Alzheimer’s disease with “high accuracy,” even before symptoms begin to show, a new ...

Famed biohacker Bryan Johnson and his Blueprint team devised this measure of harmful plastic particles in your blood.

A three-year clinical trial seeks to find out if a simple blood test can detect cancer in senior citizens. The post Can a ...