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 ...

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

When you bring a measurement instrument to a calibration lab, you assume that your instrument will come back within expected tolerances. But, how do you know? That's where laboratory proficiency tests ...

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

Medically reviewed by David Ozeri, MD An ESR test can help detect inflammation in your body by measuring how quickly red blood cells settle. An ESR test is safe and quick, with results often available ...

Oncology pharmacists bridge gaps in test ordering, result interpretation, and therapy access, ensuring timely and effective ...

BALTIMORE, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- A U.S. study suggests out-of-range lab test interpretations depend upon on how much experience a physician has accumulated. Johns Hopkins Children's Center researchers ...

One of the most rapidly accelerating health trends today is direct-to-consumer lab testing, in which users pay a company for a certain test, collect their own mouth or nasal swabs, finger-prick blood ...