For patients who want a closer look at metabolic risk, several specialized tests go beyond standard glucose measurements.

Mohana Ravindranath is a freelance health, science, and tech journalist and a 2025 Association for Health Care Journalists fellow. She was previously a Bay Area health tech correspondent for STAT.

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The US Food and Drug Administration is proposing to step up its oversight of a growing category of medical tests called laboratory-developed tests. The FDA approves and clears many types of lab tests ...

Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) look and act differently than a lot of other tumors. That can make them harder to spot. Your doctor may ask you to take several different tests to help them make a ...

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