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

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

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 work by analyzing samples of your blood to uncover ...

What these buzzy new tests can and can't tell you.

What Is a RDW Blood Test? An RDW blood test – also known as a red blood cell distribution width blood test – is a measure of the difference in your red blood cells’ size and volume. RDW is one part of ...

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

Around four years ago, now 77-year-old John Gormly went for what was supposed to be a routine blood test. But the results were life-changing. The test suggested Gormly had colon cancer, which a ...

But whether patients should be getting the tests—as some already are—is not yet clear. New blood tests can detect cancer recurrence earlier than traditional scans, potentially giving doctors and ...