Backers claim the tests can predict a child’s risk of autism using a strand of hair or a mother’s blood, but critics say they are not ready for the market. A lab test used to determine the presence of ...

If it feels like everyone is getting the flu, you're not imagining it. This is shaping up to be another severe flu season. That's why it's important to take advantage of every tool we have to keep the ...

Last month, The US Food and Drug Administration approved a new blood test for assisting the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Produced by Roche, Elecsys pTau181 measures the concentration of a ...

Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.21 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.01 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.49 per share a year ago. These ...

Maybe your interest in longevity is entrepreneurial, since one of the largest addressable markets is people who want to live longer, healthier lives. (I’ve never heard anyone say, “Yeah, I hope I ...

The federal government program that mailed free at-home COVID-19 tests to households is no longer active. Some insurance providers may still cover the cost of at-home tests, and free tests may be ...

Lizzy Lawrence leads STAT’s coverage of the Food and Drug Administration. She was previously a medical devices reporter. You can reach Lizzy on Signal at lizzylaw.53. WASHINGTON — A federal judge in ...

Americans can no longer order free at-home COVID-19 tests from the government through COVIDtests.gov. The suspension of the program, which has distributed over 1.8 billion COVID tests across the ...

You can no longer order free COVID-19 tests from the United States government. As of March 10, the government's free coronavirus test distribution program, COVIDtests.gov, is not currently accepting ...

Tumor marker blood tests may help inform various aspects of cancer care, including diagnosis, staging, treatment planning, and outlook. However, they’re often not the only diagnostic tests used. If ...

Standardized testing—including state assessments for accountability purposes—is an annual reality in K-12 schools. But more than half of educators—nearly 60 percent—don’t believe that state ...

A group of banks and business groups are suing the Federal Reserve over the annual bank stress tests, saying the current process falls short of its goals. The suit comes from the Bank Policy Institute ...