Dr. Cedrek McFadden, a board-certified colorectal and general surgeon with over 20 years of clinical experience at Prisma Health in Greenville, South Carolina, recently shared five questions he ...

Stanford Medicine physicians have a new artificial intelligence tool to assist them when they message patients about test results. The technology drafts an interpretation of clinical test and lab ...

When Judith Miller had routine blood work done in July, she got a phone alert the same day that her lab results were posted online. So, when her doctor messaged her the next day that her overall tests ...

When you see your blood work results landed in your inbox, it's natural to feel a pang of curiosity, pulling you to dive right in and start interpreting your own lab report. But bear in mind that it's ...

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.

If you’ve ever wondered why your doctor asks you to do a blood test or provide a urine sample at your annual checkup even if you’re feeling perfectly fine, that’s exactly the point. Lab test results ...

Understanding your lab results is a key part of being an active participant in your own healthcare. Routine bloodwork often includes a Complete Blood Count (CBC), a Comprehensive Metabolic Profile ...

The big new thing in medtech for 2026 is AI-powered apps and chatbots designed to help patients navigate their laboratory test results. Now, testing giant Labcorp is getting in on the act. The company ...

An inconclusive medical result refers to when the test’s outcome isn’t clearly positive or negative. In healthcare settings, this typically means that further testing or an alternative diagnostic tool ...

New COVID-19 restrictions for international travel and other activities are fueling consumer demand for highly accurate polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, tests with rapid turnaround times. Some ...

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.