Thousands more people across England are to benefit from routine HIV testing in A&Es this year, thanks to the extension of a major NHS public health initiative. Under a new expansion plan, 30 more ...

The UK government has put lateral flow antigen tests (LFATs) at the forefront of its strategy to scale-up testing in the coronavirus pandemic. However, evidence from a pilot trial using an LFAT to ...

The test is part of national genetic testing available on the NHS and will help identify if potential donors carry genes that mean they have a high risk of kidney disease after donation. The NHS plans ...

The NHS is urging people to try a simple and quick test that aims to see how their health measures against their age. According to the experts, it can help predict whether or not you may be at ...

The NHS will automatically test patients for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C unless they opt out at almost 90 Accident and Emergency (A&E) units in England, the BBC can reveal. The government is ...

People are being urged to take a simple test - that can last as little as 5 seconds - to see if they are at risk of future illnesses. The NHS states that "you should be able to stand on one leg ...