Get The Healthy @Reader's Digest newsletter Don't eat a high-fat meal before getting blood drawn You should also skip the fettucini alfredo before a regular blood workup. "If you wouldn't normally ...

In the United States' health care system, you can spend weeks or months anticipating a doctor's appointment, plus a few minutes or hours in the waiting room when the day comes. In ...

Some of us are just curious. If you had a medical test done, and the results are sitting in your chart, don’t you want to know what they say right now? But especially if it’s bad news, it may be ...

One of the big consequences of the 21st Century Cures Act is that patients now have immediate access to their personal medical data — such as radiology reports — as soon as the data is available. In ...

Breast health screenings can feel overwhelming, especially when medical terminology and unfamiliar procedures create anxiety about what lies ahead. Understanding breast ultrasounds removes much of ...