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 ...

As we get into another winter holiday season, COVID is still part of our lives. And although it's hard to predict exactly what this year's cold, flu and coronavirus season will look like, experts want ...

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 ...