Dear Doctor K: Both my parents had heart disease, so I’m worried I might get it. A friend said I should get a CRP test. Should I ask my doctor about it? Dear Reader: The answer is controversial. For ...

The body needs healthy kidneys to perform waste elimination, and chemical equilibrium maintenance. Dr. Yaranov suggests performing creatinine tests along with glomerular filtration rate (GFR), and ...

A new approach to a routine blood test could predict a person’s 30-year risk of heart disease, research published Saturday in the New England Journal of Medicine found. Doctors have long assessed ...