Findings published in the journal Nature Structural and Molecular Biology could help explain why drug candidates can look ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 81-year-old man (5 feet, 2 inches tall at 122 pounds ...

A calcium blood test checks your calcium levels to monitor bone, kidney, and thyroid diseases. You may get one of two main types of calcium blood tests: total calcium and ionized calcium tests. Too ...

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Russell McKenna knew his cholesterol was low and had no other signs of a bad heart, but when he spotted a Chicago hospital's ad urging people to stop by for a quick heart-disease ...

Small measurement uncertainties in clinical laboratory tests can add large amounts to health care costs, according to a newly released study commissioned by the National Institute of Standards and ...

Dear Dr. Roach: A friend suggested I get a cardiac calcium score test to measure the amount of plaque in my heart. What is your opinion of this test? He said since plaque is 20% calcium, the test just ...

Angela Ryan Lee, MD, FACC, is a board-certified cardiology and internal medicine physician. She also holds board certifications from the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology and the National Board ...