You may need an MPV test if you show symptoms that suggest an issue with your platelet size or number. An MPV test involves drawing a blood sample from a vein and typically takes less than five ...

Since Froedtert Hospital adopted the test, the mortality rate for sepsis patients has decreased by 42% and hospital length of stay has been reduced by nearly two days for patients with a suspected ...

Hot off the trail of National Breast Cancer Month in October, one company is trying to ease the detection of the disease that has been projected to impact at least 316,950 women across the country in ...

In the spring of 2021, the cancer field was abuzz over research that suggested a simple early-detection blood test could find dozens of different cancers, including many for which there is no routine ...

The prospect of diagnosing cancer through painless methods—such as a simple AI-assisted blood or urine test that detects tiny particles known as exosomes—is becoming increasingly realistic. Scientists ...

A new test may get to the heart of your dementia risk several years before any symptoms emerge. Dementia, which affects over 6 million Americans, impacts memory, language and problem-solving skills.

Cancer continues to be one of the world's top causes of death, partly because of delayed discovery of the disease. But according to a recently released study, a simple blood test may be able to ...

Last month, The US Food and Drug Administration approved a new blood test for assisting the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Produced by Roche, Elecsys pTau181 measures the concentration of a ...

A new three-pronged blood test can highlight people with a nearly tripled risk for heart attack, a new study says. The test relies on three blood markers linked to heart disease: lipoprotein a [Lp(a)] ...

UC San Diego Health is the first health system in the country to offer a new blood test for testicular cancer, officials announced Monday. The test, a decade in the making, is being touted by UCSD ...

The 'Heal Squad' podcast host, whose pancreatic cancer was discovered early enough to be treated, says, "I wouldn't be here today" without screening Courtesy Maria Menounos Maria Menuonos has teamed ...

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