NPR: DIY Medicine https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=614527119 DIY Medicine en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 27 May 2025 20:24:01 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: DIY Medicine https://www.npr.org/tags/614527119/diy-medicine Opinion: Direct-To-Consumer Medicine Can Be Quick And Discreet, But What's Lost? 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. Thu, 04 Apr 2019 11:03:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/04/04/709838608/direct-to-consumer-medicine-quick-and-discreet-but-whats-lost https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/04/04/709838608/direct-to-consumer-medicine-quick-and-discreet-but-whats-lost

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.

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]]> Vishal Khetpal Do DIY Medical Tests Promise More Than They Can Deliver? 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. Mon, 28 May 2018 05:02:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/05/28/614125270/do-diy-medical-tests-promise-more-than-they-can-deliver https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/05/28/614125270/do-diy-medical-tests-promise-more-than-they-can-deliver

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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