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 ...

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.

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 ...

San Diego County health officials have launched a new tool to monitor the spread of disease by testing local wastewater for ...

What Is the Immunohistochemistry Test? The immunohistochemistry (IHC) test can tell your cancer doctor (oncologist) whether you have certain types of breast cancer. Professionals in a lab check a ...

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 ...

Barnstable County has a new tool for testing the safety of drinking water, and it will make weekend and holiday testing more ...