Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Diane Omdahl is a Medicare expert who keeps her readers in the know. Here are two situations I reviewed recently. A 74-year-old ...

Many people have diabetes but don’t know it. During the month of March the American Red Cross will be helping to bridge access to health care by providing a free A1C (diabetes screening) test for ...

Sansum Diabetes Research Institute (SDRI) has opened a free walk-in screening clinic to help community members understand their risk for type 1 diabetes (T1D), a serious autoimmune disease that often ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Guardant Health’s blood test, called Shield, to screen for colon cancer. The test isn't meant to replace colonoscopies, but is generating enthusiasm ...

The maker of an at-home cervical cancer screening test said Friday it has won approval from the Food and Drug Administration, giving patients an alternative to in-clinic pap smears. The screening test ...

BILL. THANK YOU. LUNG CANCER IS THE THIRD MOST COMMON CANCER IN THE UNITED STATES, ACCORDING TO CLEVELAND CLINIC. AND TODAY, MANY AROUND THE METRO GOT A FREE SCREENING. NEBRASKA CANCER SPECIALISTS ...

Dr. Dre would be the perfect pitchman for prostate cancer awareness efforts. The rap mogul shares an acronym for an important aspect of prostate cancer probes. Digital rectal examination (DRE) ...

A new blood test can be performed in a pregnant person’s first trimester to help assess their risk of developing preeclampsia, a potentially life-threatening pregnancy complication. It’s the first and ...

(NEXSTAR) — An unexpected delivery at your door may not always be an unwelcome surprise — just ask one Kentucky boy about the thousands of dollars worth of lollipops that arrived at his home earlier ...

A cohort study evaluating a tuberculosis (TB) prevention program among patients who received biologic therapy found a low risk for incident infection. Pretreatment screening with QuantiFERON-TB (QFT) ...