A random glucose test measures the amount of glucose or sugar circulating in a person’s blood at any time of day. Typical ranges for a glucose tolerance test are 140 milligrams per deciliter or lower.

When I was just beginning my career as a therapist, I came across Allen Frances' 2013 book, Saving Normal. Frances, who chaired the DSM-IV Task Force, argued that psychiatry was losing its grasp on ...

Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) helps control how much thyroid hormone your thyroid makes. High TSH usually means hypothyroidism, while low TSH points to hyperthyroidism. A typical adult TSH target ...