A Romsey councillor said he despairs about the state of the NHS after Romsey Hospital announced it will no longer be offering free blood tests.

The screening—known as a liquid biopsy—is being rolled out to around 15,000 patients with suspected lung cancer, NHS England has announced. There are also plans to expand it to advanced breast cancer ...

A blood test that can detect cancer before symptoms develop is being assessed for potential NHS use, health officials have said. Health Secretary Wes Streeting will announce that the Government is ...

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Hundreds of potential kidney donors of Black African and Black Caribbean heritage in the UK can now get a simple blood test to help reduce the risk of kidney failure. The test is part of national ...

A pioneering study indicates that Alzheimer’s disease is considerably more widespread among individuals over 85 than previously believed. The research also found that over one in ten people aged 70 ...

The NHS is aiming to test up to 100,000 newborn infants in a study to understand whether improvements can be made in diagnosing and treating genetic conditions. Newborn blood spot screening, often ...

June 2 (UPI) --Clinical trials by Britain's National Health Service of a U.S.-developed early cancer-detection blood test have found it can detect two out of three cancers. The study in partnership ...