If you’ve ever had bloodwork done, you know that understanding the clinical terms and lab values can feel like reading a ...

Patients across the United States now receive lab results on their phones and patient portals the same day those results are ...

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 ...

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.

Lab tests play a key role in clinical decision-making. More than 4000 lab tests are available, and an estimated 70% of clinical decisions are based on their results. Correct interpretation is critical ...

BACKGROUND: Cardiac stress testing is a cornerstone of risk stratification and management in patients with chronic coronary disease, yet the consistency and accuracy of its interpretation remain ...

The Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM) has released the first extensive U.S. guidance to help laboratory medicine professionals navigate the unique challenges of caring for ...

The guidelines address items like interpretation of results that may be affected by gender-affirming hormone therapy and improving electronic health record practices.

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 ...