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

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 ...

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

This story is sponsored by Intermountain LiveWell. 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 you're feeling perfectly ...

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 ...

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 ...