The Age Verification Programme (AVP), practised to curb age-fudging in junior cricket, has been modified by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Starting this year, the BCCI will permit a ...

The Tinel sign test dates back to 1915 and is used to check for nerve problems called neuropathies. Experts disagree about how well the test works. The Tinel sign is the result of a simple, ...

A PET scan is an imaging test that lets your doctor check for diseases in your body. The scan uses radioactive tracers that highlight problems at a cellular level. A positron emission tomography (PET) ...

1 Department of Physiotherapy, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2 Department of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ...

There isn’t a single, definitive test that will diagnose menopause. However, hormonal evaluations and other tests may help rule out other possible causes of your symptoms. The beginning of the ...

What is a muscle biopsy? A muscle biopsy is a procedure used to diagnose diseases involving muscle tissue. Your healthcare provider will remove a small portion of a specific muscle and view it under a ...

What Are Pulmonary Function Tests and Why Are They Done? Pulmonary function tests (or PFTs) are also called lung function tests. If you have symptoms or risk factors for a lung disease such as COPD, ...

A Sjögren’s antibody test checks for anti-SS-A and anti-SS-B antibodies in your blood to help diagnose Sjögren’s disease. Dry eyes and dry mouth are common symptoms that might indicate a need for a ...

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What is a heart transplant? A heart transplant is surgery to remove the diseased heart from a person and replace it with a healthy one from an organ donor. To remove the heart from the donor, two or ...