The flu causes millions of illnesses, hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations and tens of thousands of deaths each year in ...

This article was reviewed by Felix Gussone, MD. If you’ve been feeling a bit more couch potato than go-getter lately, ...

Home blood sugar testing has become efficient and nearly painless with the use of modern devices. Regular monitoring, guided by physicians, helps manage blood sugar levels, prevent emergencies, adjust ...

More than 10 million people develop tuberculosis (TB) each year, yet about 40% go undiagnosed. The main culprit is reliance on sputum-based testing, which many patients—particularly those who are ...

The FDA has extended the shelf life for some COVID-19 tests. Now that allergy season is here, many are finding themselves with symptoms asking: Is it allergies or a cold? COVID? Something else? Since ...

World Athletics said it had approved the introduction of a cheek swab test to determine if an athlete is biologically female. Sebastian Coe, pictured after he finished third in the election to be ...

The Transportation Security Administration is known for occasionally being a bit overly intense when searching passengers. Annoying as it is, it's in the interest of everyone's safety, and as long as ...

The Food and Drug Administration has granted authorization of a COVID-19 and flu test that can be used without a prescription. The authorization, announced Monday, uses a nasal swab to detect the ...

A federal website offering free COVID-19 antigen at-home test kits went live Thursday, offering up to four nasal swab tests per household before the holiday season. Americans can receive the nasal ...

One of the first tests that allows patients to self-collect samples to screen for human papillomavirus (HPV) will soon be available in doctors' offices. In May, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

One of the first tests that allows patients to self-collect samples to screen for human papillomavirus (HPV) will soon be available in doctors' offices. In May, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

When it comes to earwax removal, you're probably familiar with what not to do. (Your mom's old warning about never putting anything smaller than your elbow in your ear might come to mind!) So if you ...