Dear Doctors: I had a carotid ultrasound that shows 0% stenosis on both the right and left sides. Does that mean no plaque was seen? Also, is there any gold-standard test for heart health, such as the ...

If you’ve ever bought a health testing kit for anything from the flu to a UTI, you’re one among many: Home health tests are a multi-billion-dollar global industry. In fact, a new one just became ...

Dear Doctors: I just turned 65, and my doctor wants me to have a bone density test. What is it, and how does it work? Dear Reader: A bone mineral density test, or BMD, measures the strength of one’s ...

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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 ...