The cost-effectiveness of a controversial test promoted as a multicancer early detection (MCED) tool from a single blood sample has been scrutinised in an investigation by the BMJ. The investigation ...

The UK National Health Service (NHS) England has rolled out a new liquid biopsy test intended to fast-track lung cancer patients to receive targeted therapy. Liquid biopsy testing works by detecting ...

The announcement by Health Secretary Wes Streeting that the NHS Jewish BRCA Testing Programme is to be restarted next year is welcome news. Most importantly, it will come as a great relief for anyone ...

The government is launching the second wave of its NHS Test Beds Programme, with seven projects across the country sharing more than £7m in funding to trial technology in clinical settings. The money ...

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 ...

The UK Health Security Agency has issued a reminder to people urging them to check their HIV status through free tests and treatment on the NHS. HIV, or the human immunodeficiency virus, attacks a ...