Patients with suspected brain injuries could avoid having to undergo scan after scan and discover if they injured through a simple blood test, a new study suggests. Currently, patients are diagnosed ...

The specialist will ask you to complete tests similar to those you have already done at your GP surgery. The specialist will see how you answer different types of questions, for example: using your ...

Most people start by seeing their GP when they have symptoms. Your GP can do some tests to help them decide whether you need a referral to a specialist. They might: Your GP might arrange for you to ...

You usually have a number of tests to diagnose cancer. If you have neuroendocrine cancer these test results help your doctors find out your type and stage and plan treatment. Neuroendocrine cancers ...

Nutritionist Louise Pyne tries the five-minute OligoScan that promises instant insights into your health — revealing what ...

Patients in England can get checks, tests and scans done out of hours at 100 community-based diagnostic centres which are now open 12 hours a day seven days a week, it has been announced. Extending ...

Following their appointment, patients receive swift digital results that can be easily shared with GPs and consultants - whether NHS or private - with the option to request copies of their scans if ...

Early results from a major trial show how antibodies produced by the immune system in response to lung cancer could be used as a diagnostic tool. Of around 6,000 high-risk patients screened, about one ...

A simple blood test could allow doctors to spot signs of lung cancer five years before the disease even shows on medical scans. Antibodies are produced by the immune system during the early stages of ...