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

The appeal of the LP-IR is its early-warning potential. Standard glucose tests show trouble only after blood sugar starts to ...

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 ...

There are several lab tests for hemophilia. However, the main tests detect the clotting activity of factors VIII and IX, which are proteins in the blood. Hemophilia is a bleeding disorder in which an ...

June is Men’s Health Month, making it the perfect time to stop guessing about your well-being and start getting answers. In ...

Hospital officials say that patients should consider factors other than just costs when deciding whether to go to an independent or hospital-based imaging center. For example, physicians sometimes ...

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.