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

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.

Continued mutations in SARS-CoV-2 mean new and emerging variants, a sign that COVID-19 isn't going away anytime soon, despite a relaxing of public health measures around the country. And due to the ...

In addition to the cost, the excessive overuse of laboratory testing causes patient discomfort and can lead to hospital-acquired anemia, which results in additional testing, prolonged hospitalizations ...

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.

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 ...

A laboratory technician checks human blood samples before placing the glass tubes on an automated testing line. (Photo by David Silverman/Getty Images) As Dr. Rodney Rohde, professor of clinical ...