Constitutional genetic information is constant throughout life; patients are typically tested once in their lifetime and the test may never be repeated or confirmed. Consequently, incorrect results ...

The Cardan universal joint is widely used in highway and off-highway vehicles to transmit power for propulsion and accessories. In spite of its wide use, the analysis of driveline failures is complex ...

When you bring a measurement instrument to a calibration lab, you assume that your instrument will come back within expected tolerances. But, how do you know? That's where laboratory proficiency tests ...

If you’ve ever wondered why your doctor asks you to do a blood test or provide a urine sample at your annual checkup even if you’re feeling perfectly fine, ...

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.

Evaluation and medical management of poisoning is often aided by laboratory tests. These range from basic analyses used ...

Interpreting genomic test results for cancer care remains a significant challenge, with variability in turnaround times, reporting standards, and clinical utility impacting patient outcomes. As the ...

One of the most rapidly accelerating health trends today is direct-to-consumer lab testing, in which users pay a company for a certain test, collect their own mouth or nasal swabs, finger-prick blood ...

After a young woman develops mobility and speech issues, her grandmother seeks help from her genetic counselor, who flags a ...

The sex of an individual is typically assigned at birth based on the appearance of the external genitalia. Chromosomal testing can determine whether a person is biologically male (1 X chromosome and 1 ...