BOSTON (CBS) -- With rising costs for health care and higher deductibles, many patients are looking for ways to save money. A growing trend is to order your own lab tests online. After retiring from ...

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.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Saving money on medical tests. There's a growing trend of people ordering their own. Now you can save the time and cost of going through your doctor to check something like ...

Uninsured and underinsured patients who cannot afford lab tests may benefit from a service that provides cheaper tests online, according to a CNN report. Doug Lefton, MD, a family physical based in ...

Quest Diagnostics launched a direct-to-consumer service that allows users to order and pay for lab tests from home. Dubbed QuestDirect, the online service offers 35 diagnostic test packages covering ...

Quest Diagnostics may be the preferred lab your health insurance, doctors, or specialists use for blood work or other samples. We’re reviewing its sub-brand Quest Health, from which you can order your ...

Does your diet meet your nutritional needs? The test for that is on sale. Want to know if you’re positive for HIV? Quest Diagnostics will tell you for $79. Concerned you have herpes? That test costs ...