The most important labs for men at every age

Staying on top of your health isn’t just about hitting the gym, eating well, or getting the necessary vaccines. It also means ...

How often you should get blood work done, broken down by age

Because the risk of many conditions increases with age, doctors generally recommend more frequent lab testing as you get ...
WebMD

Red Blood Cell (RBC) Count Test: Results and What They Mean

Your doctor will usually check your red blood cell count together with your other blood cell counts to look for conditions that cause low counts (anemia) or high counts. Many health conditions can ...
The Conversation

How do blood tests work? Medical laboratory scientists explain the pathway from blood draw to diagnosis and treatment

Rodney E. Rohde has received funding from the American Society of Clinical Pathologists, American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science, U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA), and other public and private ...
The Hindu

The myth of the ‘normal’: what does your lab report really mean?

When the U.S. wrestler and actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was in his prime, his Body Mass Index (BMI) was around 33 kg/m², technically ‘obese’ by World Health Organization (WHO) standards. Yet no one ...