Mohana Ravindranath is a freelance health, science, and tech journalist and a 2025 Association for Health Care Journalists fellow. She was previously a Bay Area health tech correspondent for STAT.

For patients who want a closer look at metabolic risk, several specialized tests go beyond standard glucose measurements.

Labcorp is a global life sciences company headquartered in Burlington, North Carolina. Labcorp provides at-home test kits as well as in-person testing at their laboratory facilities, which are located ...

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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 ...

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June is Men’s Health Month, making it the perfect time to stop guessing about your well-being and start getting answers. In ...

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.

Catching insulin resistance early can change the trajectory of someone’s health, and most people who have it don’t know. The condition often quietly precedes type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome and ...

Eric Gardner, owner of Any Lab Test Now in Kalispell. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake) Medical supplies at Kalispell's Any Lab Test Now. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake) Eric Gardner, owner of Any Lab ...