The tests, checks and jabs are all available on the NHS or to do at home and doing them could help spot problems in time to ...

This occurs when the fatty substance accumulates, causing crucial blood vessels ... could potentially save your life. What does a cholesterol test involve? According to the NHS, there are two ...

A spit test, where a sample can be collected at home, is more accurate at identifying future risk of prostate cancer for some men than the current standard PSA blood test, a new study reports.

The NHS could roll out a simple DNA test to predict and prevent dangerous drug reactions and save thousands of lives. A landmark study has identified three genes that impact how the body processes ...

The government has rolled out a new NHS system for GPs to seek advice from specialists themselves to avoid two million ...

PATIENTS at hospitals across south Essex are now being automatically screened for HIV and hepatitis when they have a blood test as part of a scheme to help save lives. The new screening ...

the NHS has lowered the bowel cancer screening age. It means everyone aged 50 to 74 will now receive at-home Faecal Immunochemistry Tests in the post, which look for invisible traces of blood in ...

Bubbly and bright' Maisie Almond, 14, died due to acute liver failure the day after a life-saving donor was found. Now her ...

Scientists at the University of Exeter have found a new way of interpreting standard blood tests to help GPs spot cancer warning signs—and the test is now being integrated in an NHS trust.

It's 37 years since breast cancer screening was introduced in the UK to save women's lives. Yet men still don't have access ...