Demand for personalized and convenient solutions to measure, manage and improve health is rapidly increasing. The convenience and accessibility of Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) diagnostic laboratory testing allow consumers to access a wide range of tests without the need for a healthcare provider’s order, making it easier for people to proactively take control of their health and well-being.

In-vitro fertilization is a time-consuming, expensive and invasive process. But the hardest part for Lauren, a 34-year-old Calgary woman, hasn't been what you’d expect. Read on to learn how Lauren took control of her IVF bloodwork.

Gaurav is a mobile health care technician with TapLabs and he’s done blood draws on numerous children over the years. He knows from experience that it’s possible to make blood draws easier for anxious kids. Here are his six tips for creating tear-free pokes.

Thanks to a partnership between TapLabs and Syantra, a local precision medicine company, Calgarians can get a blood test that detects the presence of breast cancer done in the comfort of their own home. Yes, you read that right.

In Canada, roughly 16 percent of couples experience infertility. That means one in six couples also experience the social stigma and stress that go along with it. Tara Johnston, a TapLabs mobile health technician, talks about her two decades of experience working with couples experiencing infertility, and how TapLabs can make a difficult journey a little easier.

Lab testing is one of the first lines of defence protecting a patient’s health and well-being. But a recent study of the Chinook Primary Care Network in Alberta found that over the course of a year, only half of the lab requisitions issued were completed within two weeks — and almost a third were abandoned altogether.