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The doctor is in — the mailbox, that is. You can now do self-administered tests for everything from thyroid function to HIV in the privacy of your own home — and that list continues to grow, as the ...

This article was reviewed by Darragh O’Carroll, MD. You probably don’t have time (or want to) to sit in a waiting room every time you want to check in on your health. That’s where at-home lab testing ...

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Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. A snapshot of my Function Health test results Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. The last time I went to the doctor, I lived in a different ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The doctor is in — the mailbox, that is. You ...