A common blood test may miss ovarian cancer in some Black and Native American patients, delaying their treatment, a new study finds. It’s the latest example of medical tests that contribute to health ...

Shortly after Europeans first came to the remote Pacific territory they called Easter Island, a narrative arose around the people they found there. According to the story, the people had depleted the ...

The population of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, interbred with Native Americans before Europeans arrived, despite ...

A few years ago, a patient of mine—let's call her Pandora—purchased four DNA testing kits as holiday gifts for herself and her siblings. She had seen the TV ads promising that a few ounces of spit ...

Americans with European heritage have long been able to pinpoint their ancestry through DNA testing, but it's only in recent years that those with African heritage have been able to trace their ...