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Health system leaders often think of the clinical laboratory as a cost center. Why, then, are commercial laboratories so eager to purchase laboratory operations? The truth is that fee-for-service ...

Bonsack is a patient advocate based in Moab, Utah. In the midst of a health crisis a few years ago, doctors repeatedly checked my thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), revealing an odd pattern: My test ...

Fintech firm Ctrl Alt has been selected as a Synchronization Operator within the Bank of England‘s newly established Synchronization Lab. This move underscores the central bank’s commitment to ...

Two people tied to a corporation that owns the northeast Las Vegas house where law enforcement are investigating a possible biological laboratory are also facing federal charges for distributing ...

Your doctor says everything looks fine, but you still feel terrible. The problem might not be your health but how labs define “normal.” Understanding the difference between normal and optimal could ...

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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.

The start-up Function will send practically anyone to a lab for extensive medical testing, no physical required. Is that a good thing? By Kristen V. Brown As Kimberly Crisp approached middle age, ...

Mark Gurarie is a writer covering health topics, technology, music, books, and culture. He also teaches health science and research writing at George Washington University's School of Medical and ...