How to talk with your doctor about lab results (& what to ask them)

The numbers and reference ranges on lab results can be confusing to contextualize on your own. Your healthcare provider can ...
STAT

As more patients order lab tests online, doctors don’t know what to do with the results

Hoping to catch serious illnesses early, more Americans are ordering lab tests online, but their doctors don't know what to ...
Yahoo

How do blood tests work? Medical laboratory scientists explain the pathway from blood draw to diagnosis and treatment

Medical laboratory testing is the heartbeat of medicine. It provides critical data for physicians to diagnose and treat disease, dating back thousands of years. Unfortunately, laboratory medicine as a ...
Lupus Foundation of America

Lab Tests for Lupus

Many different lab tests are used to find changes in your body that can happen with lupus. The results of each test help your doctor get a fuller picture of your health. Because lab tests alone can’t ...
CNN

FDA moves to tighten oversight of laboratory-developed tests to make them safer and more accurate

The US Food and Drug Administration is proposing to step up its oversight of a growing category of medical tests called laboratory-developed tests. The FDA approves and clears many types of lab tests ...
The Robesonian

UNCHSE to offer cash price lab testing

The Cash Price Laboratory service is set to launch on Jan. 14. UNC Health Southeastern Main Laboratory hours are Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and the UNC Health Southeastern Drive ...
The Conversation

How do blood tests work? Medical laboratory scientists explain the pathway from blood draw to diagnosis and treatment

Rodney E. Rohde has received funding from the American Society of Clinical Pathologists, American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science, U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA), and other public and private ...