If you’ve ever wondered why your doctor asks you to do a blood test or provide a urine sample at your annual checkup even if ...

At the end of January, Medicare users are going to face a major shakeup. Starting February 1, Americans on the ...

Hoping to catch serious illnesses early, more Americans are ordering lab tests online, but their doctors don't know what to ...

Many consumers are actively searching for ways to take a proactive role in their healthcare. Direct-to-consumer lab tests, which provide at-home tests for hormones and biomarkers — such as vitamin ...

The start-up Function will send practically anyone to a lab for extensive medical testing, no physical required. Is that a ...

The numbers and reference ranges on lab results can be confusing to contextualize on your own. Your healthcare provider can ...

Laboratories are just beginning to assess the magnitude of operational changes needed to comply with a new federal rule expanding regulatory oversight of lab developed tests (LDTs). In a major shift, ...

New technology has a history of overwhelming existing systems that try to manage it, and that’s proving to be the case with genetic testing and health care. It’s been only 20 years since the ...

Griffith University researchers have shown that the shape and surface chemistry of microscopic "re-entrant" structures—tiny overhanging caps arranged like mushroom tops—can tune how cancer cells stick ...