New blood tests could help doctors diagnose Alzheimer's disease faster and more accurately, researchers reported Sunday – but ...

Your doctor just mentioned ordering a comprehensive metabolic panel, and you’re wondering what that means and why you need it. Don’t worry — this isn’t some scary, complicated procedure. It’s actually ...

Heal Squad' podcast host Maria Menounos, whose pancreatic cancer was discovered early enough to be treated, says, "If it ...

Your annual physical rolls around, and you dutifully show up for the usual battery of tests — cholesterol, blood sugar, maybe a complete blood count. But here’s what most people don’t realize: there ...

Dr. Sica answers the question: 'Choosing The Right Blood Pressure Pills?' — -- Question: How does my doctor decide which of the many different blood pressure pills to prescribe? Answer: I mean, ...

What Is an MCV Blood Test? MCV stands for mean corpuscular volume. An MCV blood test measures the average size of red blood cells, which have the critical job of carrying oxygen to your organs. If ...

One out three adults has high blood pressure in the United States. Checking your blood pressure is a mainstay of every medical checkup. Now, there's some new medical advice on this seemingly mundane ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 80-year-old woman whose blood pressure is normally around 135/65 mmHg. For several years now, I have one doctor who uses wrist monitors. When they take my blood pressure, it ...

My doctor ordered a series of heart scans that found slight mitral valve prolapse. What is that? Should I be worried? Dear Reader: Mitral valve prolapse is a condition that interferes with the one-way ...

Doctors may be able to spare patients unnecessarily aggressive breast cancer treatments by collecting and testing cancer ...

A Mackay based doctor has developed a world-first diagnostic blood test for coeliac disease, offering patients a less ...