Women who receive a false-positive mammography have a higher likelihood of developing breast cancer in the following 20 years, according to a new study. Women who had the highest risk were between 60 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While experts are sympathetic to the stress false positives can cause, they're urging women to keep going to annual screenings, ...

False-positive mammography results are common, but a large population-based cohort study conducted in Sweden found an elevated incidence of developing and dying of breast cancer up to 20 years after a ...

A false-positive mammogram may deter women from future screenings, according to a new study. But staying on schedule remains key to early detection of cancer. Early detection of breast cancer through ...

Fruit of the Loom's logo never had a cornucopia and you didn't have pizza for dinner last Friday. By RJ Mackenzie Published Jan 27, 2026 9:01 AM EST Add Popular Science (opens in a new tab) More ...

Several conditions can cause a false-positive syphilis test result. However, healthcare professionals often use two different tests to diagnose a person with syphilis. Syphilis is a sexually ...

A case of false-positive alcohol toxicology tests believed to be linked to treatment with sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors raises concern that the widely used diabetes drugs could ...