(WXYZ) — In today’s Health Alert, promising new blood tests could change how we screen for cancer, but questions remain. Are these tests accurate and ready for ...

At-home cancer tests are a great way to learn key information about your health without having to visit the doctor in person. This option is good for patients who dont have time to go to the doctors ...

An at-home FIT test is a screening tool that may detect colon cancer. It works by testing for blood in the stool, which can be an early sign of colon cancer caused by colorectal polyps that leak blood ...

It was mid-October, peak leaf-peeping season in Hanover, New Hampshire, and Chad Markey was on a rare break between clinical rotations during his last year of medical school. He should have been ...

Abnormal stress test results may suggest an underlying heart condition, such as coronary artery disease, or a blockage in the arteries supplying blood to the heart. Failing a stress test means you can ...

Some screenings and treatments no longer make sense for patients as they age. Researchers have just added a few more to the list. By Paula Span Enough time had passed since the patient’s previous ...

A nuclear stress test, also called myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) or a thallium stress test, uses a radioactive tracer to show how blood flows through your heart muscles during exercise and at ...

This product goes further than others that only tests iron levels. By measuring ferritin levels, it looks at the amount of overall iron storage and whether a person has normal iron levels. This test ...

At-home gut health tests use DNA or RNA sequencing from a stool sample. Testing your gut health cannot replace an official diagnosis from a doctor. Your results may provide insights into gut ...