Strength and mobility tests are often touted as measurements of healthy aging and even predictors of longevity, but they're ...

Doctors can test for gallbladder issues using a combination of physical exams, blood tests, and imaging studies. Several issues can affect the gallbladder, including gallstones, inflammation, or ...

Your annual physical rolls around, and you dutifully show up for the usual battery of tests — cholesterol, blood sugar, maybe a complete blood count. But here’s what most people don’t realize: there ...

Doctors may diagnose hearing loss using a range of techniques, such as audiometry tests, brainstem auditory evoked response tests, and otoacoustic emissions tests. Hearing loss can affect one or both ...

A complete blood count (CBC) is a common test to diagnose anemia by measuring red blood cell count, hemoglobin, and hematocrit levels. Iron deficiency is a common cause of anemia, and doctors may ...

Roughly one-fifth of tests that bone and joint specialists order are because a doctor fears being sued, not because the patient needs them, a first-of-its-kind study in Pennsylvania suggests. The ...

Molecular diagnostics are specialized tests doctors use to look at proteins, RNA, and DNA in and on cancer cells. When you have breast cancer, they show your doctors what’s unique about your tumor so ...

Gynecologists have strong opinions about whether these tests are helpful or harmful to women looking for evidence that they’re nearing or in menopause. At-home menopause tests, also called hormone ...