There are all sorts of reasons why your doctor might ask you for a urine sample. You might not think it, but your urine says a lot about your general health, so it’s a useful indicator for a whole ...

In November, Withings released its long-awaited U-Scan: a home monitoring system for your urine. The gadget resembles an ...

Doctors use a combination of tests, including urinalysis, cystoscopy, urine culture, and bladder wall biopsy to diagnose interstitial cystitis. For males, they may also examine prostate secretions.

A wellplate with pink liquid in a few of its wells. A gloved hand pipettes liquid into the remaining empty wells. The new test eschews wellplates in favor of a handheld luminescence reader. Credit: ...

A urine protein test measures the amount of protein in a urine sample. A doctor may suggest this test to help evaluate and monitor kidney function and potentially detect kidney damage. The kidneys ...