New kits let people bypass the doctor and order a range of diagnostic tests. Is this a good idea?

NEW YORK -- Millions of Americans have purchased rapid COVID-19 tests online or at local stores and signed up to receive test kits through a free government program. Unlike conventional, lab-processed ...

This photo provided by Teal Health in May 2025 shows the company’s Teal Wand self-collection kit for at-home cervical cancer screening. (Nicole Morrison/Teal Health via AP) The doctor is in — in the ...

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Everlywell is offering discounts on its at-home health testing kits through January 6. Customers can save 30% on select at-home lab tests, which cover areas like hormones, food sensitivity, and ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — COVID-19 cases and hospitalized patients continue to impact health care systems across the country. However, government officials are expected to make some big changes this week, ...

Costco is now offering at-home testing for COVID-19. The retailer's new saliva test can only be bought online. Because it's a spit test, you don't have to worry about a long nasal swab. The process is ...

The last time I considered buying a test stick to pee on was when I believed I was pregnant. Cut to present day, and now I can say with nearly 100% conviction that at the newly minted age of 53 and ...

Recently, Minnesotans have been receiving unsolicited, unrequested at-home colon cancer screening kits from health insurers, ...

The doctor is in — the mailbox, that is. You can now do self-administered tests for everything from thyroid function to HIV in the privacy of your own home — and that list continues to grow, as the ...