Depending on which hospital you go to for your low-risk surgical procedure, you may be 2.4 times more or less likely to be sent for unnecessary blood tests. This is among the findings of a study ...

A blood test is a medical procedure where a sample of a person's blood is taken (called a blood draw) and sent to a lab for analysis. Knowing the results of blood tests helps a physician better ...

Mark Gurarie is a writer covering health topics, technology, music, books, and culture. He also teaches health science and research writing at George Washington University's School of Medical and ...

CancerCheck is a one-of-a-kind early-detection blood test that, for the first time, can extract whole circulating tumor cells (CTCs), enabling a board-certified pathologist to deliver a ...

Rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing for gram-negative blood infections shows no improvement in clinical outcomes ...

Researchers at the University of Sussex, in collaboration with scientists from different institutes worldwide, have ...

MethylScan is a low-cost blood test that detects cancers and organ diseases by analyzing DNA methylation, improving early diagnosis, and identifying disease origin.

A new study suggests that a single blood sample could soon detect multiple cancers, including liver, stomach, and lung cancer ...