New technologies are helping to reduce the odds of a false-positive mammogram. (Getty Images) While experts are sympathetic to the stress false positives can cause, they're urging women to keep going ...

A recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine has shed light on a concerning issue in mammogram screening behavior, women who receive false-positive results are significantly less likely ...

BOSTON - A new study finds that women who receive a false positive result on a screening mammogram are often lost to follow-up. If you have ever received a call about an abnormal mammogram, you know ...

The Galleri blood test by Grail can be given annually and looks for the DNA ‘fingerprint’ of more than 50 deadly cancers.

For most people, having an at-home COVID test or two handy is just a normal part of life these days. But, if you happen to take a test and get a positive you weren’t expecting, it’s more than ...

High rates of false positive test results may be keeping women from sticking to recommended mammogram screenings for breast cancer, a new study has found. Researchers from UC Davis Comprehensive ...

FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a news conference in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. One of two people who attended a large gathering with senior Hong Kong officials and ...

Home pregnancy tests are miraculous little tools: They deliver fast results, are pretty simple to use, and can cost as little ...

The Food and Drug Administration Tuesday is advising people to not use COVID-19 tests from LuSys Laboratories because they can produce false results — positive or negative. The FDA said in a news ...