Farmer diagnosed with bowel cancer at just 33 urges others to get key symptom checked

A farmer, diagnosed with bowel cancer at just 33, is urging young people to get potential symptoms checked. James Rogers, who ...
American Lung Association

Invisible Danger: Lung Association Urges Home Testing for Cancer-Causing Radon Gas

January is National Radon Action Month, and the American Lung Association is raising awareness of the potential health risks of radon and the importance of home testing. Exposure to radon is the ...

Meet One Of The Only Fish Ever Reported To Pass A Self-Awareness Test. Hint: It’s Smaller Than Your Finger

A finger-length fish has reignited a long-running debate about self-awareness, cognition and how much we’ve underestimated ...

Dread Pap smears? Federal guidelines now allow for a self-swab HPV test

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

Finger-Prick Blood Test Could Offer Easier Way to Detect Alzheimer’s, Researchers Say

A finger-prick blood test that can be mailed to a lab may offer a simpler way to detect the brain changes linked to Alzheimer ...