Healthcare professionals diagnose PTSD using a combination of screening tools, interviews, and questionnaires. Mental health professionals use the DSM-5 criteria to diagnose PTSD. It includes eight ...

Cancer will claim an estimated 618,000 lives in the U.S. in 2025, according to the American Cancer Society. Yet, despite advances in treatment, most of these deaths stem from cancers without guideline ...

Screening for prostate cancer using a blood test likely reduces the risk of dying from prostate cancer and may also reduce the risk of dying from any cause. Screening likely makes little to no ...

The UK's National Screening Committee has recommended that only a very small group of men at high risk of prostate cancer should be screened for the disease. There is currently no screening programme ...

Cervical screening in Australia has changed over the past seven years. The test has changed, and women (and people with a cervix) now have much more choice and control. Here’s why – and what you can ...

Researchers report progress in looking for signs of lung cancer in the blood.

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disease that causes muscle weakness and motor skill difficulties due to the loss of muscle tissue from changes to dystrophin proteins. It mostly affects ...

Ovarian cancer is often hard to detect early due to subtle symptoms. Here’s what women should know about risks, warning signs ...