These are the most important blood tests that doctors suggest you should have for a deep dive into your health.

Good (HDL) cholesterol may raise glaucoma risk, while ‘bad’ (LDL) cholesterol could lower the risk of vision loss from ...

Good' (HDL) cholesterol, usually considered to be beneficial for health, may be linked to a heightened risk of the serious ...

"Good" (HDL) cholesterol, usually considered to be beneficial for health, may be linked to a heightened risk of the serious ...

while blood cholesterol (which is what’s measured via a blood test at your doctor’s office) is made by your body (primarily your liver) and circulated through your blood. Until 2015 ...

Lipids serve several important physiologic functions within the human body. For cell membranes, cholesterol provides an essential stabilizing function and facilitates membrane transport.

"Seeing is believing," the founder of lab company Truvian told me. So I tried its tabletop blood testing device—which ...

Grail's Galleri test screens for more than 50 different types of cancer from a single blood draw. (Getty Images) ...

They've just done blood tests for Lp(a) levels ... Why isn’t this part of the standard cholesterol panel? What if you have a high level? “Until recently, there wasn't a specific medication ...