When you think of calcium in relation to your health, you likely think of increasing your dairy intake for your bones and muscles and perhaps not much beyond that. But how do you actually know the ...

When it comes to maintaining health, it can be helpful to understand an optimal baseline for some matters. Learning a healthy weight range for your height, age, and gender, for instance, can be useful ...

Doctors often say labs look “normal.” Dr. Mark Hyman explains why that doesn’t always reflect wellness, and what early ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

For most healthy women, optimal fasting insulin levels should be less than 25 mIU/L (milli-international units per liter), ...

Lindsay Modglin is a nurse and professional writer who regularly writes about complex medical topics, as well as travel and the great outdoors. She holds a professional certificate in scientific ...

How often should you test your glucose and A1C? How do food, sleep and exercise affect blood sugar? Here’s what to know. Credit...Illustration by Andrei Cojocaru; Photos by Getty Supported by By Nina ...

Blood test results can be overwhelming to digest, complete with medical jargon and numerical values that may not mean much without an accompanying explanation. But to take charge of your health and ...

Because the risk of many conditions increases with age, doctors generally recommend more frequent lab testing as you get ...