Hoping to catch serious illnesses early, more Americans are ordering lab tests online, but their doctors don't know what to ...

A growing number of Americans are taking control of their medical information, obtaining electronic records from their health-care providers so they can more easily keep track of their care and ...

The number and complexity of available lab tests has increased rapidly in recent years, making it difficult for clinicians to stay on top of the best, most appropriate tests to order. This can lead to ...

There are many reasons doctors order too many tests. According to a recent survey of resident physicians, these doctors-in-training attribute over-ordering of lab tests to longstanding social norms ...