In medicine, hypoxia is a condition in which the human body tissues are not oxygenated sufficiently to maintain adequate homeostasis, resulting from inadequate oxygen delivery to the tissues due to ...

Correspondence to Professor Leonardo Azevedo Mobilia Alvares, Unidade de Endocrinologia do Desenvolvimento, Universidade de São Paulo Hospital das Clínicas, Sao Paulo, 05403-000, Brazil; leo_a_alvares ...

The blood draw was an easy proposition. But was I ready for what the result could mean for my family and my future?

Northwestern Medicine scientists have demonstrated that a highly sensitive blood test can detect traces of pancreatic cancer ...

The FDA could approve the first blood test that can detect multiple cancers, around the end of the year, setting the stage ...

A new blood test may make it easier to detect the most dangerous forms of prostate cancer early. In a study from Karolinska ...

The major challenge in prostate cancer screening is not just to find more cancer cases, but to identify the cancers that are ...

A quick urine test could reveal more than you think. Sofía Vergara is urging people with high blood pressure to learn their kidney disease risk before symptoms appear.

If you land in the emergency department at UPMC Presbyterian with a suspected head injury, there is now a new step in the ...

This review focuses on the effects of altitude exposure from 1 to several days or weeks as occurs in tourists, trekkers, and mountaineers who visit high altitude and normally reside near sea level. We ...

Potatoes are one of the most widely consumed food crops in the world. While potatoes are nutrient-dense vegetables, eating large quantities or certain types may raise your blood sugar. Potatoes have ...

Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Correspondence to: Dr D E O’Donnell Division of Respiratory and Critical Care ...