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New York City’s famed Solomon R Guggenheim Museum was among a number of Manhattan buildings that recently tested positive for the bacteria that causes legionnaires’ disease.The…

Two tests that can dramatically speed up diagnosis of endometriosis are to be made available on the NHS in England and Wales, in a move hailed…

Jane Ghosh asks why the NHS’s routine screening for bowel and breast cancer has upper age limits (Letters, 28 April). Screening – testing because of risk,…

Medical tests are marketed on social media as a way to empower people to take control of their health, but experts are warning to be wary…

February 26, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmScientists gave the same sample to seven at-home microbiome tests. The results were dramatically differentThe science and…

February 19, 20264 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmAlzheimer’s blood tests predict what age people will be when the disease may cause symptoms, study findsTests…

“If you’re not waking up in the morning with a boner, there’s a large possibility that you have low testosterone levels,” an influencer on TikTok with…

Children are potentially being exposed to the controversial weedkiller glyphosate at playgrounds across the UK, campaigners have said after testing playgrounds in London and the home…

Keir Starmer will begin his second full year in Downing Street as one of the least popular ever prime ministers – a spectacularly rapid reversal from…

Near the refrigerator, the lead level was 27 times the federal limit. And that wasn’t all. Jeff Van Ness is constantly cleaning.Every day, he vacuums, mops…