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.

In early February 2020, Kirsten St. George and her team at New York state's public health lab received a test developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to diagnose people infected ...

Learn about the many tests and examinations your blood sample undergoes in a lab. Giving a blood sample during a doctor’s visit is a common procedure. Discover the dizzying array of automated tests ...

Overcoming acquired treatment resistance is one of the major challenges in the fight against cancer. While combination ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Makers of medical tests that have long escaped government oversight will have about four years to show that their new offerings deliver accurate results, under a government rule ...

At-home sleep tests are convenient and cheaper than lab studies. But there are some major differences you should know before buying. Taylor Leamey Former Senior Writer Taylor Leamey wrote about all ...

Cytovale has developed a FDA-cleared, rapid diagnostic tool for sepsis, and it just raised $100 million to roll it out to hospital systems across the country. Every year, over 1.7 million Americans ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A Parkview science program established in 1956 will now double the number of students accepted each year thanks to renovations to the health organizations Randallia campus, ...

This story was originally published on May 17, 2015, as part of the "Hidden Errors" project. Everyone assumes lab results are correct. For Kenneth Drew, the results showed he had HIV in 2011. By the ...