Rise of At-Home Medical Tests and Controversies

“Home diagnostics” are a $5 billion industry—and growing. Spurred by social media, people are buying into at-home health tests, without input from their doctors, and often, not even the FDA.  

Guest:  Elizabeth Dwoskin, reporter for the Washington Post

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