I reassured him and sent him to get another blood specimen drawn without a tourniquet. Why? Because I suspected that the ...

Canadian researchers say a blood test measuring immune response to gut bacteria could help predict Crohn’s disease years ...

This article was reviewed by Felix Gussone, MD. Blood test results can be overwhelming to digest, complete with medical jargon and numerical values that may not mean much without an accompanying ...

New UC San Diego Health research shows a simple blood test could help doctors catch serious heart problems early.

Researchers at Kumamoto University have developed a highly sensitive blood test that can detect subtle differences in how ...

Analyzing metabolites from routine blood draws could help doctors catch disease in early stages, then recommend preventative ...

A mean corpuscular volume (MCV) test is a blood test that measures the size and volume of your red blood cells. Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to other body parts. An MCV test is often ...

Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers measured from finger-prick dried blood samples closely match standard plasma tests and predict ...

A TB blood test can find out whether you have the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria in your body. Whether you need to get tested and how often depends on your specific circumstances. A blood test ...

A second blood test shows promise for the detection of colon cancer, according to a new study. The first, called Shield, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in July for people 45 and ...

Blood draws for several kinds of diagnostic tests require you to fast for several hours. Eating or drinking anything besides water can skew the results, leading to you needing to be retested. You may ...