Mohana Ravindranath is a freelance health, science, and tech journalist and a 2025 Association for Health Care Journalists fellow. She was previously a Bay Area health tech correspondent for STAT.

Engineers and biochemists have brought their skills together to make it possible for untrained users to confirm contamination in fluids using a biogel test that changes color in the presence of such ...

Biosensing technology developed by engineers has made it possible to create gene test strips that rival conventional lab-based tests in quality. When the pandemic started, people who felt unwell had ...

Any Lab Test Now provides direct access to a wide range of lab tests without the need for a doctor’s referral or insurance. The concept is to be convenient and accessible allowing customers to walk in ...

Kane County recently received $1 million from the federal government to expand its in-house forensic science lab that officials say could one day be a “full-service” regional hub for DNA and drug ...