A new law designates September as Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, aiming to boost education and research for a disease often diagnosed in late stages.

Imagine being armed with precautionary measures to fight a disease – like being vaccinated before the flu season arrives.

A new tool could be used to help GPs identify patients who may be at higher risk of ovarian cancer. Ovatools combines a blood test which measures levels of cancer antigen 125 (CA125) – a protein often ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Sabrina den Braber, Rebecca White - Federal Assistant Minister for Health, Professor Jane Gunn AO - University of Melbourne Provost, Associate ...

Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhD, is an endocrinologist at the University of Chicago in Illinois. As a physician-scientist in molecular biology, she uses her research on diabetes, lipid disorders, ...

Blood draws for several kinds of diagnostic tests require you to fast for several hours. Eating or drinking anything besides water can skew the results, leading to you needing to be retested. You may ...