You could be missing out on some crucial information about your cardiovascular health that only this specific test can give ...

Because the risk of many conditions increases with age, doctors generally recommend more frequent lab testing as you get ...

While no one loves to get their blood drawn, these tests can reveal much about our health, providing information on ...

I reassured him and sent him to get another blood specimen drawn without a tourniquet. Why? Because I suspected that the ...

An international trial involving 1,000 volunteers will aim to detect biomarkers associated with the condition.

This article was reviewed by Darragh O’Carroll, MD. Blood tests are one of the most widely used and helpful tools in modern medicine. Whether ordered in a clinic or done through an at-home kit, they ...

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

A TB blood test can find out whether you have the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria in your body. Whether you need to get tested and how often depends on your specific circumstances. A blood test ...

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 ...

Cheap blood tests that could spot Alzheimer’s early are set to be given to more than a thousand adults in an effort to ...

Colonoscopies are considered the gold standard for detecting colorectal cancer. But some dread the idea of the invasive procedure and the prep required the day before you have it. The FDA last year ...

Getting an endometriosis diagnosis is often costly, time-consuming and invasive. Now, it could be as easy as a simple blood ...