DIY Medicine

If a doctor's office is like Blockbuster, Hims feels more like Netflix. It's a way to skip the long waits and crowds and get generic Viagra, hair growth treatment and other medicine and vitamins with minimal interaction with a health care provider — for

Health & Safety

Opinion: Direct-To-Consumer Medicine Can Be Quick And Discreet, But What's Lost?

4:13pm April 04, 2019

by Vishal Khetpal

If you happily order your contact lenses online, why not get drugs for migraines or erectile dysfunction that way, too? Be careful, a medical student warns. Your "simple" self-diagnosis may be wrong.

Lesley McClurg tests the at-home, over-the-counter food allergy test at KQED Headquarters in San Francisco, Calif., on April 11, 2018.

Health & Safety

Do DIY Medical Tests Promise More Than They Can Deliver?

5:02am May 28, 2018

by Lesley McClurg

A growing number of start-ups are offering at-home tests that let you check your thyroid, your fertility, even food sensitivities. But some doctors view the tests with skepticism.

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