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Family learns BRCA test was wrong — after 7 women had major surgery

A series of lab tests that detected a potentially dangerous gene in seven women from one family were wrong, the family learned earlier this year — after they underwent major surgeries to reduce their chances of cancer. “I treated my test results like the Bible,” Katy Mathes, a 37-year-old Colorado elementary school teacher told The… Read More »

How often are allergy tests wrong

This condition, called white coat hypertension, is a type of false positive result. Sometimes, you need a combination of several different tests, or you may need to have the same test run again to verify the findings. Most people find skin prick testing not particularly painful, but it can be a little uncomfortable. Skin tests… Read More »