Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dealing with health can sometimes feel overwhelming, especially when it involves multiple trips to the doctor's office. Luckily, ...

This LetsGetChecked finger-prick test checks for triglycerides and total, HDL, and LDL cholesterol. It also checks your A1C levels and lipoprotein (a), which is a type of LDL that’s mostly hereditary ...

If you’ve ever bought a health testing kit for anything from the flu to a UTI, you’re one among many: Home health tests are a multi-billion-dollar global industry. In fact, a new one just became ...

Lindsay Modglin is a nurse and professional writer who regularly writes about complex medical topics, as well as travel and the great outdoors. She holds a professional certificate in scientific ...

The doctor is in — the mailbox, that is.You can now do self-administered tests for everything from thyroid function to HIV in the privacy of your own home — and that list continues to grow, as the ...

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 medical tests you should get -- and which to avoid. June 15, 2011— -- There are health tests we need, and those we don't. Pelvic ultrasound? Sounds ultrasuspicious. Occult blood test? Only if ...

At-home gut microbiome tests are trending, selling insights to the curious, empowerment to the chronically ill and a claimed path to longevity to the wellness-conscious. Flu vaccines didn’t work that ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. A snapshot of my Function Health test results Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. The last time I went to the doctor, I lived in a different ...

At-home tests for a urinary tract infection (UTI) are convenient because they are easily available online or in drugstores without a prescription. A UTI applies to a range of infections affecting the ...

The 30-second television advertisement begins with a chicken named Janice. The chicken’s owner, Emily, loves eggs, but her stomach has been bothering her. An online search leads her to an at-home test ...