A few years back my brother-in-law Sam was starting a new job and was required to get a physical as part of the hiring process. A standard X-ray revealed a spot on his lungs and further testing confirmed it was cancer. The diagnosis came about two years after he’d quit smoking, but he had been a smoker for many years and was somewhere in his early 40s. Thankfully, because it was caught and treated so early, he is still with us today and doing great. But what if he hadn't had that physical? Earlier this week the U.S. Preventive Services...

How many of us have ever gone into the doctor to undergo some tests and then have to wait several days to get the results? Is it just me or can the wait be a bit maddening? I mean in all that time, the thoughts that can run through your head are overwhelming right? In a society where things are increasingly speeding up, it's incredible that there isn't a stronger push for making patients aware of their test results much earlier. One med-tech company is focused on developing tests that could garner rapid results for patients, and quite possibly eliminate...