Advances in science and medicine have brought the laboratory into our homes to learn if we’re pregnant, HIV positive, or even find out which neighbor dog is pooping on our lawn. Genetic screening is ...

Recently, my dad discovered a family secret: In the 1960s, one of his first cousins, now deceased, fathered a previously unknown child with a woman who placed the baby for adoption. The records were ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- For the first time, the FDA approved the sale of an at-home genetic test that gives information about a person's risk for certain diseases. A California company will now market ...

CHICAGO - Walgreens said Tuesday that it will begin selling personal genetic-testing kits on Friday, the first major retail chain in the U.S. to offer the home tests. The Deerfield, Ill.-based ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Shed, a leader in science-backed wellness solutions, today announced the ...

At-home test kits, also known as at-home medical tests or self-tests, are kits that you can purchase online, at supermarkets, or at your local pharmacy and use to detect or monitor certain diseases ...

SIOUX CITY -- Spit in a tube in the comfort of your own home, package up the saliva sample, send it off to the lab and in 6 to 8 weeks and you'll find out what your DNA says about your ancestry and ...

An undercover investigation conducted by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that take-home genetic test kits yield inconsistent results and provide little useful guidance for health ...

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I was one of the first to spit into a test tube, giving up my DNA forever to learn more about my health and heredity. You know, the ones that promise to connect you with distant relatives you didn’t ...