New options for testing and treating some of the most common sexually transmitted diseases are becoming available ...

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

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

The at-home testing industry is booming. From Covid tests to DNA tests, “consumer-initiated lab testing” may be worth as much as $2 billion by 2025, according to Quest Diagnostics. At-home tests make ...

Backers claim the tests can predict a child’s risk of autism using a strand of hair or a mother’s blood, but critics say they are not ready for the market.

Stacey Colino is a Maryland-based writer and author who specializes in health and psychological issues. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post and in dozens of national magazines, including ...

Blood draws for several kinds of diagnostic tests require you to fast for several hours. Eating or drinking anything besides water can skew the results, leading to you needing to be retested. You may ...

All Americans can order free COVID-19 tests by mail starting Thursday, the Biden administration announced. Households will be able to order four free tests through the Covidtests.gov website. The ...

Makers of medical tests that have long escaped government oversight will have about four years to show that their new offerings deliver accurate results, under a government rule vigorously opposed by ...

Leading physician groups ID unnecessary medical tests and procedures. April 4, 2012— -- intro:A routine visit to the doctor's office can bring up a laundry list of medical tests, all designed to ...