This past week, two patients came in with different versions of the same request. A healthy man in his late 40s brought in a printout of his exhaustive blood test panel and wanted my advice on how to ...

The last time I considered buying a test stick to pee on was when I believed I was pregnant. Cut to present day, and now I can say with nearly 100% conviction that at the newly minted age of 53 and ...

A neurologist has shared screening tests that could indicate early warning signs of dementia ...

Dear Doctors: I just turned 65, and my doctor wants me to have a bone density test. What is it, and how does it work? Dear Reader: A bone mineral density test, or BMD, measures the strength of one’s ...

A potential blood test can distinguish ME/chronic fatigue syndrome with great accuracy, after years of medical uncertainty.