Octave is collaborating with Quest Diagnostics to expand access to its MSDA blood test, used to measure disease activity in ...

No more waiting months, or even over a year, for an ALS diagnosis? In A Nutshell A 46-gene blood test identified ALS patients ...

Blood tests that promise to spot cancer before symptoms appear are racing toward clinics, pitched as a simple vial of blood ...

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 ...

Grail's Galleri test screens for more than 50 different types of cancer from a single blood draw. (Getty Images) If you could take a simple blood test that could detect multiple types of cancer while ...

Eun Lee, MD Thyroid blood tests are an important part of diagnosing and treating thyroid disease. Based on how high or low ...

Preparing for a blood test involves simple steps to ensure accuracy and comfort. Follow doctor's instructions regarding ...

Beyond the myriad complications that come with diabetes, patients have to additionally put up with regular blood sugar ...

March 15, 2010 (Atlanta, Georgia) — Using smaller blood tubes decreases the amount of blood collected, does not appear to affect laboratory test results, and reduces the amount of blood drawn overall, ...

Sometimes it may feel like almost every visit to the doctor includes a dreaded blood draw. Blood tests can reveal a lot about the state of your health. But whether you should get a specific test (and ...

What is the MCHC Blood Test? A mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) blood test measures the amount of a protein called hemoglobin in your red blood cells. It’s one of many measurements ...

Though my cortisol test results stressed me out, I'm glad I know more about how cortisol affects my health. Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the lifestyle editor at HelloGiggles, deputy ...