In the United States, 1 in every 250 people has inherited a genetic variant that leads to dangerously high cholesterol levels ...

NHS hospitals are trialling a 15-minute blood test that quickly distinguishes viral and bacterial infections in children, ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - State health officials are encouraging Colorado families to test their children’s blood for lead. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) offers ...

Getting your blood drawn usually takes less than three minutes. Blood test results can be ready from a few minutes to a few weeks, depending on the test. A blood draw is a medical procedure used to ...

Treatments for cancer are continuously improving, but they can still cause debilitating, even fatal, side effects. Immune checkpoint inhibitors, or ICIs, have revolutionized cancer therapy, yet their ...

When Ligonier Valley police Officer Shawn Knepper makes a traffic stop, he may end up taking the driver’s blood as well as his or her name, age and license number. Knepper recently became one of 19 ...

One in 10 childhood blood cancers may result from medical imaging-associated radiation exposure. Cancer risk increased with cumulative radiation dose, ranging from 1.41 times higher to 3.59 times ...

Radiation from medical scans has been linked to a higher risk of blood cancers in children. One in 10 blood cancers in children and adolescents—around 3,000 cancers in all—may be attributable to this ...

Mounjaro helped reduce BMI in children Lilly submits data for expanded indication to global regulators Study shows sustained blood sugar control over one year Sept 17 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly's (LLY.N), ...

Imagine checking for colon cancer with nothing more invasive than a routine blood draw -- no bowel prep, no sedation and no awkward stool kit to mail. A new blood test called SHIELD is now available ...

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 ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — LifeServe Blood Center is hosting a blood drive Tuesday at MercyOne Genesis East to support children battling cancer and rebuild blood supplies after the summer season. Nearly ...