Routine HIV testing of inmates when they enter jails would lead to many more diagnosed infections and overall would save costs on health care, a recently published study says. Researchers from the ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is poised to release recommendations on screening for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection that will endorse the routine testing of adults and ...

To evaluate the effectiveness of human papillomavirus (HPV) testing in primary cervical screening. This was a cross-sectional study from the recruitment phase of a prospective randomised trial. Women ...

Low-cost, routine testing may help to reduce disparities and health care costs for people with peripheral artery disease (PAD), according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart ...

Almost three years ago, the Alberta government eliminated the advanced test for new drivers under the guise of red tape ...

Editor's note: When we read Sharon Long and colleagues’ retrospective on Massachusetts health reform at 10 years in the September issue of Health Affairs we were reminded just what a busy year 2006 ...

Surveillance remains a critical strategy for reducing the impacts of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) while the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SAR-CoV-2) continues ...

Despite widespread cervical cancer-screening programmes, 30 000 of the 190 million women living in Europe still die every year from this disease (Ferlay et al, 1988). The overall decline in cervical ...

TAMPA, Fla., June 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A sharp rise in genetic and biomarker testing is transforming the lab testing landscape, even as routine diagnostics stabilize, according to the newly ...

BARCELONA – Routine functional testing after percutaneous cardiac interventions (PCI) did not boost clinical outcomes at 2 years in high-risk patients, according to the POST-PCI trial. The composite ...

Cybersecurity must evolve beyond reactively handling breaches and pivoting to protect an organization's data after the fact. Without proper precautions, cybercriminals from all over the world can ...

SINGAPORE — All hospital staff members will no longer be required to undergo a mandatory twice-weekly rostered routine test for Covid-19 from March 21 onwards. Instead, those who are unwell with mild ...