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 ...

NHS England will introduce an 'online hospital' for virtual consultations via the NHS App, announced by Health Secretary Wes ...

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 new NHS test is set to curb transfusion side-effects for thousands with inherited blood disorders, NHS England announced. A new genetic blood-matching test for thousands living with sickle-cell ...

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 ...

Announced during the coronavirus daily briefing on May 27, the NHS Test & Trace service is now up and running in England. "This new system will help us keep this virus under control while carefully ...

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 ...

The UK’s Covid-19 testing system is in disarray. Unable to manage a backlog of nearly 200,000 tests, completed swabs are being sent to laboratories in Italy and Germany for processing. Across the ...

New NICE draft guidance has recommended the implementation of a digital tool using AI to interpret spirometry tests at GP ...

An IT contractor working for a branch of the NHS in Croydon accidentally sent a test email to hundreds of thousands of staff across the entire National Health Service, causing the internal NHSmail ...