One of the most rapidly accelerating health trends today is direct-to-consumer lab testing, in which users pay a company for a certain test, collect their own mouth or nasal swabs, finger-prick blood ...

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The federal government's disease-tracking agency has paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, monkeypox and a number of other infectious diseases.

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The CDC routinely reviews the tests maintained by its laboratories as part of its commitment to laboratory quality and ...