'Holy Grail' Blood Test May Detect Cancer Before Tumors Form
A new type of blood screening is being called the "holy grail of cancer research" by scientists who say the test can detect the disease before tumors even form in the body.
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A new type of blood screening is being called the "holy grail of cancer research" by scientists who say the test can detect the disease before tumors even form in the body.
A teen in Texas is lucky to be alive after what he thought was soreness from the gym turned out to be a deadly illness instead.
Researchers at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom have successfully created the first ever 3D-printed cornea
The daughter of an elderly woman whose body was found at S.F. General Hospital says she had dementia and disappeared from a nearby health center 10 days ago.
If you're in your mid-40s and haven't had your colon checked, it might be time.
To look at little Elianna as she quietly sleeps in her mother's arms, you would never know the high-tech life-and-death battle she went through the months before her birth.
New research is raising important questions as to whether certain widely-prescribed drugs may be linked to dementia.
A BART board member has a plan that could stop scenes of graphic drug use inside stations and elevators. She wants to threaten the drug-users with prison time.
A Northern California family plagued with a mystery disease that claimed the lives of a dozen relatives finally has answers after specialists at the renowned Mayo Clinic recognized it as a rare hereditary disorder. Now the family is hoping to turn its legacy of heartache into hope for others with the disease.
The FDA released a statement urging Americans to avoid buying over-the-counter medications containing benzocaine.
"Addiction Solution" author Lloyd I. Sederer, MD, asks if we're growing desensitized to the opioid epidemic.
A San Francisco program that helps the severely mentally ill stay off the street by housing them in small group homes is quietly disappearing, taking away a vital safety net that no one seems to be trying to save.
Bay Area Rapid Transit officials are seeking to close a walkway at San Francisco's Civic Center station that has been a magnet for drug users in San Francisco.
The book, "Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup," focuses on understanding the culture at Theranos and the tyrannic leadership that steered the startup to its one-time valuation of $9 billion.
Imagine what it would feel like to sit in a bus for three-plus hours for a 14-mile ride. Then imagine what it's like for a disabled person.
