Newborn screening tests can detect rare but serious genetic or metabolic disorders in newborn babies.
screening tests
What is the difference between screening and targeting?
Screening and targeting are 2 different ways of identifying cancers. Oncologist Professor Michael Boyer explains the difference.
Health protection for Aboriginal people
By making healthy choices and changing your habits, you can protect your health and stay strong. These healthy choices are good for you for three reasons.
Could a urine sample help screen HPV
A simple urine test, may be the future cancer screening test to detect Human Papilloma Virus HPV.
Prediabetes; is it a risk for the heart?
Researchers address the inconsistencies around the cut off point for the diagnosis of impaired fasting glucose, this is what they found.
Tips for taking charge of your health
Whether you are taking medicines occasionally or every day, it helps to be informed about why you need them, how they should be taken, and what their benefits and possible side effects may be. Here are a list of questions on how to be more medicine aware.
Down syndrome
Down syndrome is a genetic disorder, usually associated with a delay in development and some intellectual disability.
