The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) have released the updated ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting for fiscal year ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the National Center for Health Statistics have issued updated ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS guidelines for the latter half of fiscal year 2026. The release ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’ve always had some abnormal blood tests. I have an elevated HDL cholesterol, and my hemoglobin count is 15.7 g/dL. I have tested negative for polycythemia. I also have an alkaline ...

In a nutshell: As the global population ages, Alzheimer's disease has become one of the most common forms of dementia affecting older adults. Traditional diagnostic methods are often expensive and ...

Heterogeneous long COVID definitions across CDC, NASEM, and studies create downstream effects on diagnosis thresholds, treatment pathways, and outcome measurement, undermining equity and research ...

“Although a change in diagnosis was relatively uncommon compared to other outcomes assessed, ongoing investigation to improve accuracy in initial diagnosis of seronegative inflammatory arthritis is ...

Objective Rubella and parvovirus B19 (B19V) infections can present with arthritis-like symptoms in adults instead of typical dermatological symptoms. We quantify associations between rubella and B19V, ...

Background: Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is widely recognized as a valuable non-invasive tool for evaluating patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). Patients with ...

When Ashley Pittman's car started shaking while sitting in park, she drove it to a Firestone repair shop in Milwaukee for a diagnostic test. Pittman, 29, wasn't expecting any major problems. No ...

The tests could help people with the condition, who often suffer for many years undiagnosed. Shantana Hazel often thought her insides might fall out during menstruation. It took 14 years of stabbing ...