A simple fitness test that takes just one minute to complete could provide insight into how long you'll live for.

"In clinical and rehabilitation settings, the six-minute walk test (6MWT) is widely used to assess a person’s ability to ...

The one-minute sit-to-stand test (1MSTS) is a reliable way to assess your functional exercise capacity that’s simple to do ...

The British Army fitness test is often whispered about in gyms and bootcamps—but how hard is it, really? I took the full assessment to find out, and the results were humbling. It’s more than just push ...

Placing debt and benefits advisers in GP surgeries could ease pressure on the NHS and improve patients’ health across the ...

That’s the message from a new bowel screening campaign across St Helens, encouraging people to complete the at-home test kit sent by the NHS every two years. The Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) ...

According to reports circulating last week, the Government is set to kick into the long grass the proposal for a national ...

Older motorists may face 'medical fitness to drive' tests and could be forced to surrender their driving licence to the DVLA.

An "exciting milestone" has been reached in the development of a new medical testing centre set to open this year. All 13 ...

A mum diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer has urged people to be aware of its lesser-known symptoms after her early ...

A typical max walking speed for an athlete in his or her early 50s is about 2.3 meters per second or faster. For an ...

Two cancer experts go head to head, arguing the case for and against a targeted prostate cancer screening programme.