Here’s another one of those ideas I wish I had. A visit to the doctor prompts lab tests routinely. Even as a scientist, do you understand how each test works and what it tells? Probably not. Imagine ...

(Philadelphia, PA) --More than 200,000 people each month visit a unique web site to find answers to questions regarding medical lab tests. The two-year-old web site ...

This article was reviewed by Darragh O’Carroll, MD. Pros, Cons & Benefits of At-Home Lab Testing You probably don’t have time (or want to) to sit … ...

BOSTON (CBS) -- With rising costs for health care and higher deductibles, many patients are looking for ways to save money. A growing trend is to order your own lab tests online. After retiring from ...

Does your diet meet your nutritional needs? The test for that is on sale. Want to know if you’re positive for HIV? Quest Diagnostics will tell you for $79. Concerned you have herpes? That test costs ...

As the anthrax scare and concerns over bioterrorism continue to grow, journalists more frequently report on someone who underwent medical tests. If provided details on the results, it’s easy to get ...

The main reason given for receiving results online was time savings, reported by 77% of participants, followed by lowering the chance of missing the results (31%). ABSTRACTObjectives: The laboratory, ...