The United States government has discontinued its free at-home COVID-19 test program after four years. The program, which began in 2021, shipped over 900 million tests directly to U.S. households.

While you can get tested at a doctor’s office or a clinic, if you’re concerned about a specific STD, a home test may be a quicker and cheaper way to get results. Testing for STIs at home is ...

A T4 (thyroxine) test helps assess overall thyroid health and diagnose or monitor thyroid conditions. T4 is one of the main types of hormones produced by the thyroid gland. T4, along with the other ...

Unknown to the scientists working on this test, named Divider, it would be the end of the line. Soon after, the United States halted nuclear testing. Beginning with the first explosive test ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has personally supervised his country’s testing of new AI-equipped suicide and reconnaissance drones and called for unmanned aircraft and artificial intelligence ...

Treatment for thyroid nodules will depend on their type and cause. If a doctor has declared a nodule benign from tests, they will monitor the person closely with physical exams and an ultrasound ...

A person may choose to take a pregnancy test if their period is late ... a missed period may be due to a chronic condition such as a thyroid condition, type 2 diabetes, Cushing’s syndrome ...

There isn't a screening test for thyroid cancer. Your doctor may find out you have it during a routine physical exam or from an ultrasound or surgery for another condition. This is part of ...

Urine tests can be used to detect and monitor glucose levels and ketone levels in people with diabetes. Diabetes is a metabolic disease that’s characterized by high blood sugar levels.

The cause of an underactive thyroid can be primary, secondary, or tertiary. Hollywood actor and author Stanley Tucci underwent high-dose radiation and chemotherapy after a tumour was discovered at ...

Most healthcare providers use the TSH test during diagnosis to evaluate thyroid function and determine the optimal course of treatment. Other tests and combinations include: Free T4 and TSH are ...

The move to two tests a year was part of the government's push to improve children's literacy and numeracy and was previously limited to Years 3-8, primary and intermediate school. The government also ...