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.

HealthLabs offers a vast range of lab tests for a range of health conditions that do not require a prescription from a doctor. The company has partnerships with thousands of labs across the United ...

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Life Line Screening launched a new line of at-home lab test kits, including tests for women’s health, men’s health, sexual health and general wellness. Customers can order test kits online, collect ...

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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 ...