Many different lab tests are used to find changes in your body that can happen with lupus. The results of each test help your doctor get a fuller picture of your health. Because lab tests alone can’t ...

Medical laboratory testing is the heartbeat of medicine. It provides critical data for physicians to diagnose and treat disease, dating back thousands of years. Unfortunately, laboratory medicine as a ...

When Christy Fennewald was 36, she felt a lump in one of her breasts, but a diagnostic ultrasound didn't pick up that it was suspicious. Nine months later, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and ...

The US Food and Drug Administration is proposing to step up its oversight of a growing category of medical tests called laboratory-developed tests. The FDA approves and clears many types of lab tests ...

For people with food sensitivities, dining out can be a hassle at best and dangerous at worst. But soon, a new portable ...

There are several lab tests for hemophilia. However, the main tests detect the clotting activity of factors VIII and IX, which are proteins in the blood. Hemophilia is a bleeding disorder in which an ...

After testing 150+ products under a metaphorical microscope, our lab test editor found that industry standards don't always ...

At-home sleep tests are convenient and cheaper than lab studies. But there are some major differences you should know before buying. Taylor Leamey Former Senior Writer Taylor Leamey wrote about all ...