A 24-hour urine collection test is a laboratory test to measure the content of certain substances in the urine, which can be used as a diagnostic indicator of the function of the kidneys. The test ...

After Elizabeth Moreno had back surgery in late 2015, her surgeon prescribed an opioid painkiller and a follow-up drug test that seemed routine — until the lab slapped her with a bill for $17,850. A ...

A 10-panel drug test is a common way to check for various drugs in a person’s body. It typically involves testing urine for drugs, such as cannabinoids, opioids, and more. Typically, traces of these ...

This article was reviewed by Darragh O’Carroll, MD. Pros, Cons & Benefits of At-Home Lab Testing You probably don’t have time ...

Devices used to measure biological readouts, known as biosensors, determine the concentration of a particular substance in a biological sample. While you may not recognize the name, you are probably ...

I know. Blech. But also, wow; home urine analysis in about the time it takes you to, well, use the bathroom. I first learned ...

Many people have peed in a plastic cup at the doctor’s office or on a stick at home. One standard test looks for sugar in the ...

In her late 20s and attending college in Texas, Elizabeth Moreno suffered from debilitating back pain caused by a spinal abnormality. "I just could not live with the pain," she says. "I couldn't get ...

Elizabeth Moreno was billed $17,850 for a urine test in January 2016. After Moreno's insurer declined to pay any of the bill because the lab was out-of-network, her father, Dr. Paul Davis, paid the ...

A Pennsylvania laboratory overcharged New Jersey's Medicaid program by millions of dollars, including more than $1,000 to test urine for drugs, a test that it had charged others as little as $2.38 for ...