The Rise of the ‘Just in Case’ M.R.I.

A growing batch of companies give customers access to whatever medical tests they want — no doctor’s orders required.

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The Key to Fighting Lung Cancer Is More Screenings, New Study Shows

A new report says too few eligible Americans are being checked for the country’s deadliest cancer before it spreads.

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Inside China’s Quest to Defy Aging with Longevity Labs and ‘Immortality Islands’

Longevity labs, “immortality islands” and grapeseed pills are part of China’s national project to conquer aging, despite sometimes shaky science and extravagant claims.

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Rise in Kidney Disease Tied to Other Chronic Conditions, Study Finds

Rates of the disease have been rising for decades, driven in part by diabetes and high blood pressure.

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How a Long Island Woman Was Diagnosed With Chikungunya

A Long Island woman had no idea what had hit her. Her pursuit of an answer led to a mosquito-borne disease rarely seen in the United States.

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New York Confirms State’s First Locally Acquired Case of Chikungunya

Testing proved that a Long Island woman had been exposed to the mosquito-borne virus, which is more commonly seen in the Caribbean and Central and South America.

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It’s Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was Dead.

Sam Terblanche was just 20 years old. Can a busy E.R. handle the hardest cases?

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Years After Japan’s Nuclear Disaster, People With Cancer Seek Answers

A survey has found hundreds of thyroid tumors, but Japanese officials say they are unrelated to the Fukushima meltdowns. Now they face a lawsuit.

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Reduced Screening May Have Led to Rise in Advanced Prostate Cancer Diagnoses

Changes in screening recommendations over a decade ago may have inadvertently resulted in later diagnosis of the most common cancer in men, a new study has found.

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Cue the Sun: This Lab Recreates Hot, Sweaty Days to Test Humans

Our reporter hits the treadmill to understand how scientists study extreme heat.

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