The NHS is aiming to test up to 100,000 newborn infants in a study to understand whether improvements can be made in diagnosing and treating genetic conditions. Newborn blood spot screening, often ...

The cost-effectiveness of a controversial test promoted as a multicancer early detection (MCED) tool from a single blood sample has been scrutinised in an investigation by the BMJ. The investigation ...

More than 800,000 more people in England are to be invited to do at-home checks for bowel cancer, NHS officials have said. NHS England said that adults over the age of 54 are to be sent at-home ...

The test can also pinpoint which organ or tissue in the body has cancer - helping give patients the right scans A “HOLY grail” blood test can pick up cancer cases with 84 per cent accuracy – even ...

Millions of people could improve their mental health with a new five-minute test you do at home. The Healthy Choices Quiz, launched by the government and NHS, will give people across England ...

A rapid blood test for children to help diagnose light-threatening conditions such as sepsis and meningitis is being trialled in the NHS. The 15-minute test can quickly inform medics whether young ...

The NHS has warned people who wear contact lenses or glasses that they may be at risk of a common eye condition without realising it. Talking about astigmatism, it explained that the condition can ...

Beyond relieving pressure on existing NHS services, home testing could offer patients greater choice, more convenience, immediate results without waiting for appointments, and reduce the medical ...

Hundreds of potential kidney donors of Black African and Black Caribbean heritage in the UK can now get a simple blood test to help reduce the risk of kidney failure. The test is part of national ...

A “HOLY grail” blood test can pick up cancer cases with 84 per cent accuracy – even among patients who have been falsely reassured they don’t have the disease. The test looks for the DNA “fingerprint” ...