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 ...

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 ...

This article was reviewed by Darragh O’Carroll, MD. You probably don’t have time (or want to) to sit in a waiting room every time you want to check in on your health. That’s where at-home lab testing ...

Molecular testing, or molecular diagnostics, refers to a group of tests that look at the genetic material in a specimen. It can detect genetic risk factors for certain diseases or provide evidence of ...

There are a couple of different kinds of tests that researchers have developed (and will continue to improve) and clinicians will be using to disrupt the COVID-19 pandemic. One will rely on detecting ...

Thyroid blood tests help figure out how well your thyroid gland is working. TSH helps the thyroid gland know when to make ...

Medical laboratory scientists collect samples and perform lab tests, calibrate and maintain equipment, and perform statistical analysis. Their work is crucial for clinicians to diagnose diseases.

COVID-19 is the illness that’s caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. While COVID-19 is mild to moderate most of the time, it can also cause severe illness. There are a variety of tests that can ...