A digital rectal exam (DRE) is a procedure where a doctor inserts a gloved, lubricated finger into your rectum to check for ...

A yearly dilated eye exam could protect more than just your vision. Problems spotted in the eye are often the first warning of disease elsewhere in the body. Fortunately, eye doctors may be the first ...

Whether you deal with conditions like dry, itchy eyes, blurred vision or cataracts -- or enjoy perfect 20/20 vision -- regular eye exams are essential for protecting your sight and maintaining eye ...

Our vision can slowly degrade without us even noticing it. Eye exams are the only way to correct vision issues and diagnose eye-related diseases. Taylor Leamey wrote about all things wellness for CNET ...

On the other hand, Dr. William Barlow of the University of Utah's Moran Eye Center notes, "Dilation isn't always required. In fact, if you are seeing your eye doctor solely to get a prescription, ...

There’s a line in Emily St. John Mandel’s Sea of Tranquility — the latest in a series of increasingly bleak books I’ve been turning to in recent months — that has been ping-ponging in my brain lately: ...