Blood tests revealed a low platelet count (thrombocytopenia), associated with anemia, which required blood transfusions. While the Holy Father remains alert and spent the day in an armchair ...

For example, with personalised medicine, instead of using generic reference ranges for blood tests, we’d look at your unique baseline and compare your results against this. This could be ...

Yes, that may be possible soon. Researchers at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) have developed a blood test called PAC-MANN. It is an abbreviation for “protease activity-based assay using a ...

The blood chemistry test, also called a basic metabolic panel (BMP) test, usually measures components of the fluid portion of the blood. These measurements give doctors information about how the ...

Instead, measuring the levels of apolipoprotein B (ApoB) in a person’s blood might be more accurate, they say. But traditional lipid panel tests don’t pick up VLDL and IDL cholesterol levels ...

So screening is important if you’re at risk. Fortunately, prediabetes usually can be reversed with lifestyle modifications, including monitoring blood sugar levels, diet changes, and exercise. This ...

Other tests like a CBC (complete blood count) or CMP (complete metabolic panel) may be the next step. Recent studies allow doctors to pinpoint where damage may be. This is not always accurate ...

Blood is the lifeline of the human body, playing a crucial role in transporting oxygen, nutrients and waste products. However, not all blood is the same.

The government has set aside £11.8bn to compensate victims of the infected blood scandal, after a public inquiry found the authorities had covered up the scale of the problem. More than 30,000 ...