Medical laboratory testing is the heartbeat of medicine. It provides critical data for physicians to diagnose and treat disease, dating back thousands of years. Unfortunately, laboratory medicine as a ...

A federal judge in Texas has blocked the FDA’s plans to bring laboratory-developed tests under the same regulations it uses to oversee other in vitro diagnostics and medical devices—saying the agency ...

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 addition to the cost, the excessive overuse of laboratory testing causes patient discomfort and can lead to hospital-acquired anemia, which results in additional testing, prolonged hospitalizations ...

Laboratory and diagnostics companies are urging Congress to halt Medicare reimbursement cuts for hundreds of clinical tests set to take effect Jan. 31. CMS plans to implement up to 15% reductions to ...

Background and Objective: This study sought to extend the existing research regarding patients' reactions to viewing laboratory test results online by: (a) investigating patients' emotional responses ...