Parents often ask about blood tests during routine pediatric visits, but pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, clarifies that healthy children rarely need them. She shares some of the criteria for ...

I’m a 74-year-old male in good health. My lab work has been pretty consistent over several years. My cholesterol level is ...

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.

Whether it’s a routine check-up or an unexpected hospitalization, follow-up care can often lead to the need for additional services, such as filling a prescription, getting lab work done or diagnostic ...

Labcorp and athenahealth are making it easier for lab data to move smoothly through electronic health records, enabling faster, clearer, and more context-rich results. With HL7, APIs, and EDI options, ...

The first anniversary of Michigan Tech’s COVID-19 testing lab comes during the annual Medical Laboratory Professionals Week. One year ago, if you’d asked the people responsible for setting up the ...