In the wake of its latest test of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency has published a video explainer that provides a very useful description of what ...

There are currently two options for at-home flu testing. Here's what you need to know. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Getty Images) Many Americans have become accustomed to swabbing their ...

Colder weather has well and truly set in. As temperatures continue to plummet and frost becomes a familiar sight, ...

So when and how should you use them? By Dani Blum Yet again this winter, millions of Americans will wonder if a nagging cough or body aches is a sign they’re coming down with Covid or the flu. This ...

It has been shown to detect the disease even before the person begins experiencing symptoms, researchers say. "The tested blood test can detect Alzheimer’s disease with high accuracy even in real-life ...

Most of us have taken a COVID test at home. The uncomfortable nasal swab, the anxious waiting as the red lines bleed into either positive or negative. And then finally, the result. The whole process ...

Using clinical samples obtained from diagnostic labs throughout the U.S. from 2020 to 2023, the National Institutes of Health, through its Variant Task Force, analyzed the effectiveness of more than ...

Bacteria can be found everywhere—even sometimes in clean rooms. That’s a problem for manufacturers of drugs and medical devices that are injected or implanted. Even if manufacturers can remove the ...

Though not infallible, alcohol tests are a dependable way to determine whether someone has consumed alcohol in the past few months. An alcohol hair test can detect whether a person has consumed ...

Getting a pregnancy test can sometimes feel intimidating. Maybe you aren't totally comfortable going to your local drugstore and buying a test, or you're worried somebody will see it if it comes ...

Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from ...