A simple urine test can more than halve the number of cystoscopies necessary to follow up high-risk bladder cancer patients, new research has found.

A urine test based on University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center research could have avoided one third of unnecessary prostate cancer biopsies while failing to detect only a small number of ...

A home urine test demonstrated high sensitivity for detection of aggressive prostate cancer, according to study findings.The approach may help some men with lower risk avoid unnecessary biopsies ...

A urine test is a simple yet informative diagnostic tool that can reveal a wide range of potential health issues, from urinary tract infections to early signs of chronic diseases like diabetes or ...

Learn how doctors can use a Urine pH test to diagnose various health issues and learn about your diet.

Doctors use a combination of tests, including urinalysis, cystoscopy, urine culture, and bladder wall biopsy to diagnose interstitial cystitis. For males, they may also examine prostate secretions.

While some tests look for traces of alcohol in your urine, others look for alcohol metabolites, which stay in your system for longer than alcohol itself.

Patients with acute tubulointerstitial nephritis show high levels of the protein CXCL9 in urine, potentially allowing for diagnosis without the need for a kidney biopsy.

Investigators proposes a new, noninvasive way to test for transplant rejection using exosomes -- tiny vesicles containing mRNA -- from urine samples.

A urine test could have avoided one third of unnecessary prostate cancer biopsies while failing to detect only a small number of cancers, according to a validation study that included more than ...