Having your blood drawn might not be much fun, but regular diagnostic tests of your blood can detect diseases early for treatment and give your doctor and medical providers critical information about ...

The Iowa Board of Regents this month voted to become test optional, permanently. That means Iowa State University, the University of Iowa and the University of Northern Iowa will no longer require the ...

Your doctor will usually check your red blood cell count together with your other blood cell counts to look for conditions that cause low counts (anemia) or high counts. Many health conditions can ...

A surprising number of people feel off-balance even when medical evaluations indicate they're healthy. Common feelings of ...

Dr. Omar Al-Heeti is an assistant professor of medicine at Southern Illinois University and practices internal medicine with a specialty in infectious diseases. He received his medical degree from the ...

Sarah is an experienced writer and editor enthusiastic about helping readers live their healthiest and happiest lives. Before joining Forbes Health, Sarah worked as a writer for various digital ...

This is Part 5 of Embedded Bias, a series revealing how race-based clinical algorithms pervade medicine and why it's so difficult to change them. A busy medical student, Vanessa Apea wasn’t her usual ...