A Miami man credits a routine blood test with saving his life after early-stage colon cancer was found via colonoscopy, leading to successful surgery.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blood tests are a quick and fairly easy way for medical professionals to detect serious health problems. Having your blood drawn ...

Staying on top of your health starts with knowing what your blood is telling you. These tests help detect silent threats early. As adults, one thing that you should never joke about is your health.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists looked at three measures in the blood: LDL cholesterol; lipoprotein(a), a type of fat; and C-reactive protein, a marker ...

The results of routine blood tests could be used to speed up cancer diagnosis among people with stomach pain or bloating, suggests a new study led by UCL researchers. Most people who report these ...

A routine blood test may be able to detect cancer more than three years before diagnosis, a new study suggests. In the study, published May 22 in Cancer Discovery, researchers at Johns Hopkins ...

Routine blood tests cannot fully guarantee heart safety as hidden arterial plaques may rupture causing heart attacks.

A woman walks into a clinic for a routine blood draw. Weeks later, a lab report flags something unexpected: the immune cells ...

Dr. Omar Al-Heeti is an assistant professor of medicine at Southern Illinois University and practices internal medicine with a specialty in infectious diseases. He received his medical degree from the ...

This article was produced in partnership with the Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative by Scientific American Custom Media, a division separate from the magazine’s board of editors. Henry, a carpenter in ...