Lab Tests Can Steer You Wrong
The FDA gives 20 examples of tests that hurt patients.
8 Over-the-Counter Medical Tests
Try these tests if you’d like a fast answer, but follow up with a doctor.
Should You Have Hip Replacement Surgery?
Be prepared for months of recovery. You’ll need help.
Take the Blood Count Quiz
The last time you visited your healthcare provider for an illness, he or she might have ordered a CBC test to help figure out the diagnosis. CBC stands for complete blood count, but what does that mean? And what do all those numbers on the result sheet mean? Find out by taking this quiz, based on information from the National Institutes of Health.
1. Which blood cells and blood elements are included in a CBC test?